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Published online 13 January 2000 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news000113-10
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DNA computer helps travelling salesman
One of the hardest problems a computer can encounter has been solved by using DNA molecules, reports Philip Ball.
The DNA molecules in our chromosomes are vast data banks full of vital information about the human body. US scientists have now shown that DNA can not only hold but also process information.
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