Unlike the toxic materials used to make traditional microprocessors, DNA biochips can be made cleanly. DNA computers are many times smaller than today's computers. DNA's key advantage is that it will make computers smaller, while holding more data, than any computer that has come before them. By adding more DNA, more calculations can be performed. Unlike conventional computers, DNA computers perform calculations parallel to other calculations.
Conventional computers operate linearly, taking on tasks one at a time.
It is this parallel computing that allows DNA to solve complex mathematical problems in hours, whereas it might take electrical computers hundreds of years to complete them. The first DNA computers are unlikely to feature word processing, e-mailing and solitaire programs. Instead, their powerful computing power will be used by national governments for cracking secret codes, or by airlines wanting to map more efficient routes. Inc. All rights reserved. Simply register for a free Postbox in the country where your merchant is located.