TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthetic gene networks as potential flexible parallel logic gates
AU - Ando, Hiroyasu
AU - Sinha, Sudeshna
AU - Storni, Remo
AU - Aihara, Kazuyuki
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - We show how a synthetic gene network can function, in an optimal window of noise, as a robust logic gate. Interestingly, noise enhances the reliability of the logic operation. Further, the noise level can also be used to switch logic functionality, for instance toggle between AND, OR and XOR gates. We also consider a two-dimensional model of a gene network, where we show how two complementary gate operations can be achieved simultaneously. This indicates the flexible parallel processing potential of this biological system.
AB - We show how a synthetic gene network can function, in an optimal window of noise, as a robust logic gate. Interestingly, noise enhances the reliability of the logic operation. Further, the noise level can also be used to switch logic functionality, for instance toggle between AND, OR and XOR gates. We also consider a two-dimensional model of a gene network, where we show how two complementary gate operations can be achieved simultaneously. This indicates the flexible parallel processing potential of this biological system.
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U2 - 10.1209/0295-5075/93/50001
DO - 10.1209/0295-5075/93/50001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79953659401
VL - 93
JO - Journal de Physique (Paris), Lettres
JF - Journal de Physique (Paris), Lettres
SN - 0295-5075
IS - 5
M1 - 50001
ER -