"My guess is that the window for DNA computing will close fairly soon, " says Bell Labs' Yurke.

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"My guess is that the window for DNA computing will close fairly soon, " says Bernard Yurke , a researcher at Lucent's (nyse: LU - news - people) Bell Labs, who built a DNA adding machine.

FORBES: DNA May Make Computers, Not Run Them

For Microsoft, the decline will most likely be slow, but for the possibility of reattaining its prominence in the world of computing, its window is closing fast.

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