This is the first book on DNA computing, a molecular approach that may revolutionize computing-replacing silicon with carbon and microchips with DNA molecules. The book starts with an introduction to DNA computing, exploring the power of complementarity, the basics of biochemistry, and language and computation theory. It then brings the reader to the most advanced theories develop thus far in this emerging research area.

Sir Francis Crick would undoubtedly be at the front of the line ordering this fascinating book. Being one of the discoverers of DNA, he would be amazed at how his work has been applied to mankind's most important invention, the computer. In this excellent text, the reader is given a comprehensive introduction to the field of DNA computing. The book emphasizes computational methods to tackle central problems of DNA computing, such as controlling living cells, building patterns, and generating nanomachines. It also includes laboratory-scale human-operated models of computation, as well as a description of the first experiment of DNA computation conducted by Adleman in 1994.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th International Conference on DNA Computing and Molecular Programming, DNA 25, held in Seattle, WA, USA, in August 2019. The 12 full papers presented were carefully selected from 19 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics relating to biomolecular computing such as algorithms and models for computation on biomolecular systems; computational processes in vitro and in vivo; molecular switches, gates, devices, and circuits; molecular folding and self-assembly of nanostructures; analysis and theoretical models of laboratory techniques; molecular motors and molecular robotics; information storage; studies of fault-tolerance and error correction; software tools for analysis, simulation, anddesign; synthetic biology and in vitro evolution; and applications in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine.

Drawing on interviews with 15 leading scientists, the authors present an unexpected vision: the future of computing is a synthesis with nature.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on DNA-Based Computers, DNA7, held in Tampa, Florida, USA, in June 2001. The 26 revised full papers presented together with 9 poster papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 44 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on experimental tools, theoretical tools, probabilistic computational models, computer simulation and sequence design, algorithms, experimental solutions, nano-tech devices, biomimetic tools, new computing models, and splicing systems and membranes.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed postproceedings of the 10th International Workshop on DNA Based Computers, DNA10, held in Milano, Italy in June 2004. The 39 revised full papers presented were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement from an initial total of 94 submissions. The papers address all current issues in DNA based computing and biomolecular computing ranging from theoretical and methodological issues to implementations and experimental aspects.

"..., the 11th International Meeting on DNA Computing was held June 6–9, 2005 at the University ofWestern Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada.