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A computer scientist's guide to molecular biology

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 In this paper, we explain the basic structure and properties of both single- and double-stranded DNA in vivo (in living organisms). We also review the first in vitro (test tube) experiment that solved a mathematical problem, The Directed Hamiltonian Path Problem, by manipulating DNA strands. Lastly, we give a list of bio-operations that have so far been used in DNA computation.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, ON, Canada N6A 5B7 E-mail: lila, kitto@csd.uwo.ca, , , , , , CA

    L. Kari & R. Kitto

  2. Department of Biochemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada N6A 5C1 E-mail: ggloor@julian.uwo.ca, , , , , , CA

    G. Gloor

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Kari, L., Kitto, R. & Gloor, G. A computer scientist's guide to molecular biology. Soft Computing 5, 95–101 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005000000076

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