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Bacterial computing

Bacterial computing

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Pointers

ACM Special Interest Group on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation

Operates an annual Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)
http://www.sigevo.org/

ACM Special Interest Group on Programming Languages

Explores programming language concepts and tools focusing on design, implementation, and efficient use
http://www.sigplan.org/

Journal of Biological Engineering

Online journal that publishes articles on all aspects of biological engineering
http://www. jbiolengorg/

Jargon

ATP

Adenosine triphosphate: a chemical that exists within living cells to facilitate energy transfer. The human body contains on average 250 grams of ATP

GA

Genetic Algorithm: a subset of evolutionary algorithms, structured in a manner directly analogous to biological evolution, with iterated rounds of breeding, mutation, and selection

GFP

Green Fluorescent Protein: a gene used as an actuator in synthetic biology, analogous to an LED in a digital circuit

HPP

Hamiltonian Path Problem: given a directed graph and distinguished start and end nodes, does there exist a path from start to end that visits all nodes exactly once?

iGEM

International Genetically Engineered Machines competition: a synthetic biology competition for undergraduate students around the world