Using only biomolecules (such as DNA and enzymes),
scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed and
constructed an advanced biological transducer, a computing machine capable of
manipulating genetic codes, and using the output as new input for subsequent
computations. The breakthrough might someday create new possibilities in
biotechnology, including individual gene therapy and cloning. The findings
appear today (May 23, 2013) in Chemistry & Biology (Cell Press).