Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The use of cells or biological molecules such as DNA to perform the functions of an electronic computer.
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- noun computing The design and construction of
computers containingbiological components - noun computing The application of
computing to thebiological sciences ;bioinformatics
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Examples
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The "smart" in "smart underwear" refers to the fact that the printed sensors will be incorporated into logic-based biocomputing systems that will monitor biomarkers found in human sweat and tears, make autonomous diagnoses, and administer drugs.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The printed sensors can be incorporated into logic-based biocomputing systems that will monitor biomarkers such as lactate, oxygen, norepinephrine and glucose.
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Computations that once took 12 days now can be processed in eight hours, said James Lowey, director of TGen's high-performance biocomputing center.
San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal 2010
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Computations that once took 12 days now can be processed in eight hours, said James Lowey, director of TGen's high-performance biocomputing center.
Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal 2010
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Quantum computing is way out there, but biocomputing may be here in the mid to late 2020s.
Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed pk 2010
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Each step in biocomputing is relatively simple - any graduate student could do it, Amos admits.
The Omega Letter 2009
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Amos decided to build one at Warwick University in 1994 as he embarked on the world's first PhD in biocomputing.
The Omega Letter 2009
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Amos says, "researchers in the field of biocomputing are looking to force a fundamental shift in our understanding of computation".
The Omega Letter 2009
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New biocomputing methods allowed first author Martina I. Lefterova, a PhD candidate in the Lazar lab, to discover roughly 5,300 additional sites that PPAR gamma targets in fat-cell DNA.
Emaxhealth 2008
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New biocomputing methods allowed first author Martina I. Lefterova, a PhD candidate in the Lazar lab, to discover roughly 5,300 additional sites that PPAR gamma targets in fat-cell DNA.
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