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Stanford bioengineering professor Drew Endy imagines, in a New York Times article, another frontier for computing, where computers with even a tiny amount of processing power would be useful.
…what if such computers could be installed inside every cell of your  body? What if these computers were used to keep track of how many times  each of your cells divided, forming the basis of systems that could  track and control aging, development and cancer?
The Expanding Frontiers of Computing - Long Views: The Long Now Blog

Stanford bioengineering professor Drew Endy imagines, in a New York Times article, another frontier for computing, where computers with even a tiny amount of processing power would be useful.

…what if such computers could be installed inside every cell of your body? What if these computers were used to keep track of how many times each of your cells divided, forming the basis of systems that could track and control aging, development and cancer?

The Expanding Frontiers of Computing - Long Views: The Long Now Blog