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CELL//BIOLOGICAL DATA STORAGE SIMULATOR
Compile Verilog code intoDNA data registers right in browser
CELL is an open-source biological data storage simulator that implements low-level Verilog code directly into cellular architecture using the Cello framework. To bypass metabolic strain, it introduces an inverted CRISPRi logic gate system (0=ON/1=OFF via dCas9) that processes text strings into DNA bit-arrays. The live browser app features an interactive 2.5D interface allowing users to inject chemical triggers and decode real-time optical pulse streams back into ASCII text.
Hey Product Hunt! 👋
I’m Stephaniia, and I am incredibly excited to share CELL v4.2 with the community today!
This project started during my time at Harvard Summer School in Cambridge, where I became fascinated by a massive hardware bottleneck: silicon is hitting its absolute physical limits. Meanwhile, nature has an elegant hard drive sitting right inside living matter—DNA can hold up to 215 petabytes of data per gram.
CELL v4.2 is an interactive, browser-based Proof of Concept (PoC) designed to simulate biological data storage. It demonstrates how we can treat a living bacterium as a server by compiling low-level Verilog code into structural DNA bit-arrays using the Cello framework.
To bypass metabolic strain in living cells, this iteration introduces a simulated inverted CRISPR-interference (CRISPRi) logic loop:
- 0 = Baseline constitutive luminescence (Light ON)
- 1 = Directed dCas9 physical clamping (Light OFF)
In this live simulation app, you can manually inject chemical triggers (Sugar or Acid), watch the virtual dCas9 deadbolts clamp onto specific DNA registers, and view the automated optical data stream decode back into standard ASCII text right on your monitor screen.
Please note: This is purely a functional web simulation and software design concept demonstrating how the biological logic gate compilation operates. The repository is completely open-source for anyone who wants to explore the intersection of Computer Science and Synthetic Biology.
I’d love to hear your feedback, answer any low-level code questions, and discuss the future of biocomputing! What files would you store in a living server? 💻
Cheers,
Stephaniia
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“Compile Verilog code intoDNA data registers right in browser”
CELL//BIOLOGICAL DATA STORAGE SIMULATOR was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #64 on the daily leaderboard. CELL is an open-source biological data storage simulator that implements low-level Verilog code directly into cellular architecture using the Cello framework. To bypass metabolic strain, it introduces an inverted CRISPRi logic gate system (0=ON/1=OFF via dCas9) that processes text strings into DNA bit-arrays. The live browser app features an interactive 2.5D interface allowing users to inject chemical triggers and decode real-time optical pulse streams back into ASCII text.
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