Although still a long way off, the team suggests these biological logic gates could one day form the building blocks in microscopic biological computers.

尽管仍然有很长的一段路要走，研究小组提出，这些生物“逻辑门”有一天能在微观生物电脑中构建建筑模组。

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Although still a long way off, the team suggests these biological logic gates could one day form the building blocks in microscopic biological computers.

尽管仍然有很长的一段路要走，研究小组提出，这些生物“逻辑门”有一天能在微观生物计算机中构建建筑模块。

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Some scientists believe that, in the future, small biological computers could roam our bodies monitoring our health and correcting any problems they find.

一些科学家相信，在未来，小型生物计算机可能“漫步”于我们的身体中来监测我们的健康，修正它们发现的任何问题。

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While it is likely that getting such a computer to function inside a living cell remains some way off, the remarkably rapid progress of biological computers in controlled lab conditions means that that distant day looks to be getting closer.

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Indeed, Luca Cardelli, who also works for Microsoft Research, likens biological cells to computers.

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Instead of looking at how computers can mimic creatures, he wants to build computers from biological components.

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