作為第一種“中等-規(guī)模集成分子電路”，一種新型DNA-為基礎的計算機是迄今為止同類型最強大的計算機，開發(fā)人員相信它能夠導致更快、更準確地檢測西尼羅河病毒和禽流感病毒，以及其他疾病。

該計算機叫做Maya-II(Molecular Array of Yes And logic gates)，其電路由DNA而不是硅組成。該系統(tǒng)是哥倫比亞大學醫(yī)學院(New York, NY, USA)和新墨西哥大學(Albuquerque, NM, USA)的科研人員開發(fā)地。他們地研究成果發(fā)表于2006年11月《納米通訊》(美國化學學會)。
 
DNA “Computer” May Lead to Better Diagnostics
 
Representing the first “medium-scale integrated molecular circuit,” a new DNA-based computer is the most powerful computing device of its type to date, and the developers believe it could lead to faster, more accurate tests for diagnosing West Nile virus and avian flu, as well as other diseases.

Called Maya-II (Molecular Array of Yes And logic gates), the computer’s circuits consist of DNA instead of silicon. The system was developed by a team of scientists at Columbia University Medical School (New York, NY, USA) and the University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM, USA). Their work was reported in the November 2006 issue of Nano Letters (American Chemical Society).