The question of whether it is possible to automate the scientific process is of both great
theoretical interest, and increasing practical importance because, in many scientific areas …

We review the main components of autonomous scientific discovery, and how they lead to
the concept of a Robot Scientist. This is a system which uses techniques from artificial …

Early biomolecular computer research focused on laboratory-scale, human-operated
computers for complex computational problems,,,,,,. Recently, simple molecular-scale …

The article reports on the effect of several key challenges including circuitry, unmanageable
complexity, and variability on synthetic biology. It notes that synthetic biology could provide a …

Genome sequencing is leading to the discovery of new genes at a rate 50–100 times greater
than that achieved by classical genetics, but the biological function of almost half of these …

The discovery of chemical reactions is an inherently unpredictable and time-consuming
process. An attractive alternative is to predict reactivity, although relevant approaches, such …

SIR-On July 28, 1995, the timely public release of the complete DNA sequence of
Haemophilus influenzae Rd made the world of biology richer, in one day, by 1,830,137 …

Our inability to predict the behavior of biological systems severely hampers progress in
bioengineering and biomedical applications. We cannot predict the effect of genotype …

Imagine that you are lucky enough to find some free time in your schedule, a you decide to
take a trip. What do you do? If you're like most people, you co a travel agent to arrange the …

INTRODUCTION Outside of a few well-defined areas such as polypeptide and
oligonucleotide chemistry, the automation of chemical synthesis has been limited to large …