Can bio-inspired information processing steps be realized as synthetic biochemical processes? V. Privman and E. Katz
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Feature Article We develop approaches to realizing feedforward loops and certain memory functions (associative memory) with autonomous enzymatic-cascade biochemical processes. Such systems will offer possibilities for utilizing bio-inspired information handling steps on par with the presently used digital gates. Thus, we can be guided by nature's mechanisms in our experimenting with new information and signal processing designs. Can bio-inspired information processing steps be realized as synthetic biochemical processes?
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