How to Build a DNA Brain

Your homework for the leisurely holiday weekend is at Caltech DNA and Natural Algorithms Group.

There are three major scientific mysteries of the natural world (via DNA.Caltech.edu):

• How can life arise from a mixture of inert molecules?
• How does the body develop from a single cell?
• How does the mind arise from a collection of simple neurons?

"The answer is yes, and all it takes is a few small DNA molecules."

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