dmoberhaus writes: In a major breakthrough for DNA computing, researchers from UC Davis, Caltech and Maynooth University developed a technique for creating molecular algorithms that can be reprogrammed. Prior to this research, molecular algorithms had to be painstakingly designed for specific purposes, which is “like having to build a new computer out of new hardware just to run a new piece of software,” according to the researchers. This new technique could blow open the door for a host of futuristic DNA computing applications — nanofactories, light-based computers, etc. — that would’ve been impossible before. The paper was published this week in Nature.

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