Biocomputers

March 9, 2023

Scientists at John Hopkins University have planned research on “organoid intelligence (OI)” to create biocomputers where 3D brain cultures grown in the lab are coupled to real-world sensors and input/output devices.
The planned research will use brain organoids, i.e., cultures of brain cells, as biological hardware.
- Organoids are tiny, self-organized three-dimensional cells or tissues derived from stem cells.
Biocomputers are defined as computers that use components of biological origin (such as molecules of DNA) instead of electrical components.
Potential Benefits:
- Greater Energy and Data efficiency; Multitasking via parallel computation; improved AI capabilities; ability to self-organize and self-repair, decode pathology of drug development for neuro-developmental and degenerative diseases etc.