Playing games with enzymes
by
Simon Hadlington, RSC
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last modified
10-25-10 08:13 AM
Copyright 2010, RSC
It might not be Deep Blue, the chess-playing supercomputer, but US researchers have shown that a solution of biological molecules can be taught to play any strategy of a simple board game against a human opponent and never lose. The programmable biomolecular 'automaton' demonstrates how molecules can behave in a way that extends beyond their 'hard-wired' chemical function, says Milan Stojanovic of Columbia University, New York, who lead the research team. More...
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2010/October/25101002.asp
