Building computers from bacteriophage: data, communication, logic within biologocal cells

Modest amounts of computing within living systems would be useful. I'll review work published over the last 12 months introducing rewritable digital data storage within chromosomes, cell-cell communication via engineered DNA messaging, and Boolean logic gates that control the flow of RNA polymerase along DNA.  A free and frank discussion of details, limitations, and next steps is likely inevitable.  If time permits I'll summarize why I am excited about porting bio-computing systems into wood fungus.

Speaker: Drew Endy, Stanford