Open AccessComplexity from Simple Building Blocks: Engineering Large-scale Information-processing Networks from Molecules
Author(s) -
Yaakov Benenson
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2016.392
Subject(s) - exploit , simple (philosophy) , computer science , computation , information processing , scale (ratio) , field (mathematics) , state (computer science) , theoretical computer science , distributed computing , biochemical engineering , engineering , algorithm , biology , mathematics , philosophy , physics , computer security , epistemology , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , pure mathematics
Complexity in molecular systems can manifest itself either structurally or functionally. One of the more complex functions encountered in the natural world is that of information processing, or computation. Similarly, artificial cells will require this capacity to fully exploit their potential. Here I review the state of the art in the field, describe our contribution to this challenge in the framework of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering, and propose an outlook for future efforts.