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Hey everyone, here are some very high-level computer science-ish ideas I came up with tonight. I have no idea how hard these would be to implement, but I'll just throw these out there to get the spherical fullerene (haha) rolling: | Hey everyone, here are some very high-level computer science-ish ideas I came up with tonight. I have no idea how hard these would be to implement, but I'll just throw these out there to get the spherical fullerene (haha) rolling: | ||
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#I really liked the idea of containers built using scaffolded DNA origami, and exploring these might prove useful. Once we figure out how to seal the container and get it to open in response to certain stimuli, it might be interesting to create a set of these that respond to different stimuli. I assume that the lids would have to be different in each case which might be hard to implement in some cases. | #I really liked the idea of containers built using scaffolded DNA origami, and exploring these might prove useful. Once we figure out how to seal the container and get it to open in response to certain stimuli, it might be interesting to create a set of these that respond to different stimuli. I assume that the lids would have to be different in each case, which might be hard to implement in some cases. | ||
#I was looking at MIT's 2004 brainstorming and saw some interesting stuff concerning insulin production/regulation in the bloodstream. We could even combine this with the containers, constructing cell "factories" that produce containers of insulin. These containers could then open when the concentration of blood glucose gets too high. I'm not exactly sure what benefits (if any) this extended scheme might provide, except maybe a quicker response to rising blood sugar levels since the insulin is already produced. | #I was looking at MIT's 2004 brainstorming and saw some interesting stuff concerning insulin production/regulation in the bloodstream. We could even combine this with the containers, constructing cell "factories" that produce containers of insulin. These containers could then open when the concentration of blood glucose gets too high. I'm not exactly sure what benefits (if any) this extended scheme might provide, except maybe a quicker response to rising blood sugar levels since the insulin is already produced. | ||
#cell instant messaging: One cell can send a message that will | #cell instant messaging: One cell can send a message that will propagate through the network and reach a unique destination cell. The important thing would be that the intermediate cells wouldn't <i>interact</i> with the message; they would simply know it was a message and pass it on. Sort of like passing the salt across the table without everyone using it on the way. Difficult? Possible? No idea. Although, it would be cool if a cell realized it had certain deficiencies and was able to "query" the cellular network to find a provider for what it needed. The part could then be passed back to the cell in need. Once again, the DNA containers could be used but I'm sure there are plenty of ways to do this. We would also need to figure out how to send queries across the network and send packages back, which could be difficult. | ||
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Once again, these are very high level ideas; it's pretty late and I haven't really researched | Once again, these are very high level ideas; it's pretty late and I haven't really researched anything in detail. I'm not sure what's feasible, but hopefully this leads to something useful. Feel free to comment/edit as you like. | ||
~Dave | ~Dave | ||
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Brainstorm!
Hey everyone, here are some very high-level computer science-ish ideas I came up with tonight. I have no idea how hard these would be to implement, but I'll just throw these out there to get the spherical fullerene (haha) rolling:
- I really liked the idea of containers built using scaffolded DNA origami, and exploring these might prove useful. Once we figure out how to seal the container and get it to open in response to certain stimuli, it might be interesting to create a set of these that respond to different stimuli. I assume that the lids would have to be different in each case, which might be hard to implement in some cases.
- I was looking at MIT's 2004 brainstorming and saw some interesting stuff concerning insulin production/regulation in the bloodstream. We could even combine this with the containers, constructing cell "factories" that produce containers of insulin. These containers could then open when the concentration of blood glucose gets too high. I'm not exactly sure what benefits (if any) this extended scheme might provide, except maybe a quicker response to rising blood sugar levels since the insulin is already produced.
- cell instant messaging: One cell can send a message that will propagate through the network and reach a unique destination cell. The important thing would be that the intermediate cells wouldn't interact with the message; they would simply know it was a message and pass it on. Sort of like passing the salt across the table without everyone using it on the way. Difficult? Possible? No idea. Although, it would be cool if a cell realized it had certain deficiencies and was able to "query" the cellular network to find a provider for what it needed. The part could then be passed back to the cell in need. Once again, the DNA containers could be used but I'm sure there are plenty of ways to do this. We would also need to figure out how to send queries across the network and send packages back, which could be difficult.
Once again, these are very high level ideas; it's pretty late and I haven't really researched anything in detail. I'm not sure what's feasible, but hopefully this leads to something useful. Feel free to comment/edit as you like. ~Dave
