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Error correction and minimizing error in the
biological process - Are there algorithms that we can use
that will minimize the error that comes naturally in any lab
biological lab process? How do we quantify the error that
is produced? What methods do we use to do error correction?
Can the orthodox methods of error correction that have already
been established be applied to DNA computing?
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Using DNA computing to break encryption standards
- What are the issues that have hindered DNA computing from
breaking encryption standards? What new algorithms can be
developed to do so?
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Adapting DNA for general purpose computing
- Can DNA be used for general purpose computing? Will DNA
computers ever replace desktops and computers as they are
commonly used today? If not, what will be the more common
application? How can DNA be used to simulate Turing Machines.
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Automating the process with robots/chips
(MEMS) - What are the ways the process of DNA computing can
be mechanized? Is it viable to put DNA on chips or use robots
to automatically conduct the biological processes? Can DNA
be hybridized with silicon based architectures?
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DNA Computational Theory - What are some
new compuation paradigms that have come about that take advantage
of DNA computing? What are splicing systems and self-organization?
What algorithms take advantage of massively parallel properties
of DNA. What are some evolutionary or genetic algorithms being
developed?
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Using DNA as in memory devices - How can
DNA be used as tiny memory devices? What advantages might
DNA have in being used for this purpose?
- Solving "hard problems" that can not be solved by silicon
computers
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Solving the problem of reducing the amount
of space (amount of DNA) used in molecular computations DNA
and nano-assembly techniques. Although, DNA is massively parallel,
it sacrifices space for time. How do we limit this sacrifice
so that the amount of DNA used in algoritms is not as much.
- Medical applications - How can DNA be "programmed"
for medical uses (ie. fighting diseases and illnesses, genetic
cures....)?
