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The unique promise of 'biological computers' made from living things

Biologists are finally beginning to corral molecules, cells and whole organisms to carry out complex computations. These living processors could find use in everything from smart materials to new kinds of artificial intelligence

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The unique promise of 'biological computers' made from living things

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We now know how Botox enters neurons and paralyses muscles

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Botulism or Clostridium botulinum bacterium 3d illustration

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Neural engineering rewires the brain using light to change behaviour

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80,000 mouse brain cells used to build a living computer

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80,000 mouse brain cells used to build a living computer

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A rat brain (red) with a grafted human brain organoid (green)

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Human neurons implanted into a rat's brain respond to flashing lights

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Neuron connection speeds can increase or decrease with age

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Some regions of your brain can communicate faster as you age

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A section of a mouse brain viewed on a slide

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Quantum diamond sensor used to measure neuron activity in mouse tissue

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Mouse brain neurons

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Brain cells that control fever and other illness symptoms discovered

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The surprising upsides of the prions behind horrifying brain diseases

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The surprising upsides of the prions behind horrifying brain diseases

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