Splicing operation and fuzzy molecular automaton

摘要

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to develop a Turing machine or a finite automaton, which scans the input data tape in the form of DNA sequences and inspires the basic design of a DNA computer. Design/methodology/approach - This model based on a splicing system can solve fuzzy reasoning autonomously by using DNA sequences and human assisted protocols. Its hardware consists of class IIS restriction enzyme and T4 DNA ligase while the software consists of double stranded DNA sequences and transition molecules which are capable of encoding fuzzy rules. Upon mixing solutions containing these components, the automaton undergoes a cascade of cleaving and splicing cycles to produce the computational result in form of double stranded DNA sequence representing automaton's final state. Findings - In this work, the authors have fused the idea of a splicing system with the automata theory to develop fuzzy molecular automaton in which 1,018 processors can work in parallel, requiring a trillion times less space for information storage, is 105 times faster than the existing super computer and 1,019 power operations can be performed using one Joule of energy. Originality/value - This paper presents a generalized model for biologically inspired computation in nano scale.