Micron-sized systems: In carbo vs. in silico

This chapter combines the essential units of the nanomorphic cell (energy, control, communication and sensing) within the 1000 mm3 volume (e.g.10mm10mm10mm cube). The corresponding trade-offs that must be made in allocating volume resources for each of these units were discussed. It was concluded that the computational capability of the nanomorphic cell that could be sufficient to enable the sense-analyze-announce function of the cell. Also, in this chapter an effort has been made to compare the projected performance of the nanomorphic cell (in silico system) with that of the living cell (in carbo system). The approach was to adopt the view of the living cell as a “universal constructor,” a type of computer that makes copies of itself, and that was first suggested by von Neumann. In order to provide a common framework for

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