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Abstract | ||
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In this paper we propose a universal rewriting system whose computational steps closely resemble the manner in which nature computes double stranded DNA molecules. The basic data structure is given by a couple of strings paired by a complementarity relation (such as the Watson-Crick one), and the rewriting rules have a biotechnological implementation as DNA computing standard procedures. The antiparallel orientation of the formal strings laying on the double structure is taken into consideration, as in [G. Franco, V. Manca, An algorithmic analysis of DNA structure, Soft Computing-A Fusion of Foundations, Methodologies and Applications 9 (10) (2005) 761-768] it was shown to be essential for some informational and computational aspects underlying the DNA autoduplication process. The universality of such a system has been proved and the biotechnological details of a possible implementation have been outlined. Moreover, the membrane system which turned out to be the natural context to describe our system in [G. Franco, M. Margenstern, Computing by Floating Strings, in: N. Busi, C. Zandron (Eds.), Proceedings of the First Workshop on Membrane Computing and Biologically Inspired Process Calculi (MeCBIC 2006), July 9, S. Servolo, Venice, Italy, in: ENTCS, vol. 171(issue 2), July 2007, pp. 95-104] has been proposed here in more technical detail, and the announced extension work has been developed. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2008 | 10.1016/j.tcs.2008.04.013 | Theor. Comput. Sci. |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Membrane systems,DNA autoduplication process,Membrane Computing,basic data structure,Register machine program,DNA computing standard procedure,computational model,DNA molecule,double structure,membrane system,biotechnological detail,G. Franco,Double string structure,DNA structure,DNA computing | Discrete mathematics,Rewriting system,DNA,Theoretical computer science,BASIC DATA STRUCTURE,Mathematics,A-DNA,DNA computing | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
404 | 1-2 | Theoretical Computer Science |
Citations | PageRank | References |
1 | 0.35 | 8 |
Authors | ||
2 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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| Giuditta Franco | 1 | 136 | 18.34 |
| Maurice Margenstern | 2 | 786 | 96.96 |