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DNA and the brain

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The idea that artificial neural networks could be based on molecular components is not new, but making such a system has been difficult. A network of four artificial neurons made from DNA has now been created. See Letter p.368

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Figure 1: Pattern recognition by artificial neural networks.

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  1. Anne Condon is in the Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.,

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Condon, A. DNA and the brain. Nature 475, 304–305 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/475304a

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