The tiniest Treasure Chest

Reading Assignment : http://www.usc.edu/dept/molecular-science/fp-sciam98.pdf

Additional references : http://www.usc.edu/dept/molecular-science/fm-papers.htm

Three questions: (Think about them. You don't need to hand in any essay for this time.):

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of silicon computing in comparison to  "biological" computing?
2. Is a virus "intelligent"?
3. Is a virus alive?