Prototyping Biomolecular Computations

生物分子计算（BMC）是一个具有巨大潜力的领域，因为在分子尺度上可以获得大量的并行性。 然而，现实的评估还必须考虑到，这一领域的研究由于不成熟而具有相当大的风险。 这是一个多组的努力，包括美国境内的几个小组在BMC工作。 这个项目的目标是组织这些团体的能量，以便利用集体的成就，可能超过个人的努力。该项目将强调支持BMC的基础设施的协作开发，以进一步开发和测试其基本能力。 这些小组将调查BMC的关键方面。 这些将包括：BMC的演示。 关键的子项目是：文字设计;用于存储和检索逻辑和数字信息的寄存器设计;诸如逻辑和算术运算之类的基本运算的执行，以及这些运算的顺序链接;数据的输入和结果的读出以及与硅基计算机的接口;以及提高错误恢复能力的方法。新3D结构的纳米构建。BMC的应用 这将包括：生物学应用探索与演示NP难搜索问题模拟问题求解软件工具。 用于仿真、设计和相关的数学模型。

Biomolecular Computation (BMC) is an area of great potential due to the massive parallelism available at the molecular scale. However, a realistic assessment must also take into account that research in this area possesses considerable risk, due to its lack of maturity. This is a multi-group effort encompassing several groups within the United States working on BMC. The goal of this project is to organize the energies of these groups so as to harness a collective accomplishments that may exceed the individual efforts. This project will emphasize collaborative development of the infrastructure in support of BMC, to further develop and test its basic capabilities. The groups will investigate key aspects of BMC. These will include: Demonstrations of BMC. The key subtakes are: word design; register design for storage and retrieval of logical and numeric information; execution of basic operations such as logical and arithmetric operations, and the sequential chaining of these operations; input of data and readout of results and interfacing with silicon-based computers; and methods to improve error resiliency. Nano-construction of New 3D Structures. Applications of BMC. This will include: biological applications exploration and demonstrations of intractable NP search problems solution of analog problems Software Tools. For simulation, design and associated mathematical models.