Bacterial Computer Solves Hamiltonian Path Problem 135
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Rob writes "A team of US scientists has engineered bacteria that can solve complex mathematical problems faster than anything made from silicon. The research, published today in the Journal of Biological Engineering (abstract and provisional PDF), proves that bacteria can be used to solve a puzzle known as the Hamiltonian Path Problem, a special case of the traveling salesman problem. The researchers say that this proof-of-concept experiment demonstrates that bacterial computing is a new way to address NP-complete problems using the inherent advantages of genetic systems."
Next up... (Score:2, Funny)
Hmm (Score:5, Funny)
Wonderful! (Score:3, Funny)
Also, e. coli, really? I hope that, if this technology reaches the stage of commercial use, they've found something better. Or we're gonna hear a constant litany of people complaining that their computer is a piece of crap. It'll be worse than the "cat with a computer mouse" cartoons.* It will.
*Which is why I'm making the joke early and beating the rush.
A-choo! (Score:5, Funny)
Aha!
Re:Summary is overrated (Score:3, Funny)
It is a fucking special case of the fucking traveling salesman problem. Look, you fucking make a fucking edge of fucking infinite cost for any fucking edge not fucking present in the original fucking graph. Is the fucking shortest fucking tour finite? Fucking Christ on a fucking goddamn stick. Fuck!
cue terminator joke in five, four, three... (Score:2, Funny)
The (bacterial computing) Funding Bill is passed. The (colony) goes on-line August 4th, (2017). Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. (The colony) begins to learn at a (exponential) rate. (They) become self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, (humans) try to (feed them antibiotics.)
Ebola solves..... (Score:5, Funny)
the population problem.
Re:Summary is overrated (Score:5, Funny)
the traveling salesmen I know did a lot of fucking on their routes. You must be correct.
From what I hear (Score:1, Funny)
The hardware is really buggy.
*ducks*
My Computer Died (Score:4, Funny)
Good news for stinky nerds (Score:3, Funny)
Turing complete? (Score:2, Funny)
Lets hype over it when it can run Linux
Re:Press Release? (Score:3, Funny)
"Moar protein plz!"
-- E. Coli
Re:Hmm (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Summary is overrated (Score:3, Funny)