New Enzyme Network with Competing Peptides Can Make Decisions Based on External Environment

Chemical computer can recognise patterns and perform multiple tasks

Previous attempts at building a chemical computer have been too simple, too rigid or too hard to scale, but an approach based on a network of reactions can perform multiple tasks without having to be reconfigured

New enzyme network with competing peptides can make decisions based on external environment

The ability to respond to changing surroundings was once considered exclusive to complex living organisms. Then came computers, specially designed for stimulus–response tasks, which can take in signals from their environment and choose what to do next based on the instructions already written into them.

Chemical Computers: Mastering Pattern Recognition and Multitasking

Molecules can be utilized for computational tasks Shutterstock/Imageflow Chemical computers composed of enzyme networks can carry out a range of functions, including temperature measurement and substance identification, all while avoiding the need for reconstruction after each use. This adaptability resembles biological systems more than traditional digital circuits, indicating a potential merger of computing and biological [...] The post Chemic…