Turing's single-celled millions-old ancestors are Turing-complete - Boing Boing

Turing's single-celled millions-old ancestors are Turing-complete

Posted by Cory Doctorow, May 22, 2003 7:59 PM | permalink

Oxytricha and Stylonychia, two ciliated protozoans, are Turing-complete biocomputers that rewrite their DNA to perform calculations. They've been at it for several million years. Keen. Link Discuss (via Coherence Engine)

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