An innovative institute seeks to change the future of computing through international partnerships and targeted grants. There's more than one way to build a biological computer. "Biological computation includes, but is not limited to, cellular computing based on genetic circuits, molecule-based computational models, DNA digital data storage, bio-inspired computing, novel information processing, and storage models in the brain," says Haorong Chen, a principal investigator at Zhejiang Lab in Hangzhou, China. The institute was founded on the idea that traditional computers have limitations, and that biology may offer a better way to compute. "Zhejiang Lab is a relatively new institute," says Chen. "We decided to bet on the future and invest some resources in exploratory and emerging modes of computing."
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