Topic: Computation
Where computation and fabrication meet: using computers to mimic biology
people viewing a computer simulation of Alzheimer's protein attacking brain cells (ORNL)
New Horizons in Science 2009
Monday, 19 October Parallel sessions
Speaker: Zack Booth Simpson
Zack Simpson will talk about the unique ways the living world exploits technology; living things, he explains, are computational machines that manipulate matter. He will discuss mimicking biological methods through synthetic biology and molecular amorphous computing. Simpson will take a long view of technology, spanning thousand of years and touching on topics as diverse as architecture, electrical engineering, and biology.