Brain to power computers: It sounds like a science-fiction film to hear, but now it is becoming a reality. Some selected scientists of the world are working towards making computers that will run from living cells. It is called the world of biocomputing.

Switzerland’s new discovery

According to the BBC report, a team of some scientists from Switzerland is working fast on this unique technique. His dream is that in the coming time there are data centers which are made of living servers who can learn like AI but work in very low energy. The project is headed by Dr. Fred Jordan, who is the co-founder of FinalSpark Lab. They believe that this technique will change the definition of computing in the coming time.

What is Wetware?

While traditional computers run on hardware and software, this new technology works on a completely different principle, which scientists have named Wetware. In this process, neurons are developed from stem cells obtained from human skin which are later grown as organoids. These small neuron clusters are connected to electrodes so that they can be used as a mini-computer.

Finalspark’s cellular biologist Dr. Flora Brozzi says that these small white shells are actually mini human brains that have been developed with stem cells. They are completely although although the human mind is not as complicated.

After several months of process, when these organoids are ready, they are connected to electrodes and their response is tested through ordinary keyboard commands. When a key is suppressed, electrical signals are sent through electrodes and if the experiment is successful, the brain wave -like activity appears on the computer screen.

First step towards learning

Dr. Jordan says that this technology is still in the initial stage. By providing electrical stimulation on these organoids, efforts are being made to understand if they can develop the ability to learn or respond.

According to him, “Like AI, we are practicing these neurons to input and output like showing a picture of a cat to identify whether it is a cat or not.”

Ordinary computers only need electricity but bio-computers need nutrition to maintain life. According to Simon Shulz, Professor at Imperial College London, “There are blood vessels in the human brain that deliver nutrients, but organoids do not have such a mechanism. This is the biggest scientific challenge.”

Currently, mini brains made by FinalSpark can survive for four months. But the interesting thing is that just before death, suddenly strong electrical activity is recorded in them, just as the speed of heart and mind increases in humans before death.

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