How to Build a DNA Brain

by metavalent

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."

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_VisNOKQMc&w=480&h=360]

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgGBZZYEm_Y&w=480&h=360]