Journal rm007's Journal: More news - The Convergence Between Computing and Biology 1
Here's another piece of interesting news that is not on Slashdot. (This may or may not become a habit.) In this case, I actually made the effort to post it to /. but it was rejected. Never one to be disuaded by mere rejection, I am posting it here.
Wired is running a special report on the convergence of technology and biology. While (a) we all know that Wired tends to run ahead of itself in proclaiming the next big thing that will transform our lives and (b) this has been happening for some time now, it is a nice summary of the application of biological principles from things ranging from fighting spam using genetics to autonomic approaches to computer security and using ant algorithms for business. The articles cover a lot of ground, but it is worth considering that while engineers have been tackling the complex problems of computerized systems for a few decades, nature has been addressing similar problems in biological systems for billions of years and has a lot to teach us.
Wired is running a special report on the convergence of technology and biology. While (a) we all know that Wired tends to run ahead of itself in proclaiming the next big thing that will transform our lives and (b) this has been happening for some time now, it is a nice summary of the application of biological principles from things ranging from fighting spam using genetics to autonomic approaches to computer security and using ant algorithms for business. The articles cover a lot of ground, but it is worth considering that while engineers have been tackling the complex problems of computerized systems for a few decades, nature has been addressing similar problems in biological systems for billions of years and has a lot to teach us.
UPDATE (Score:2)