| TRADITIONAL COMPUTING | BIOLOGICAL COMPUTATION | |
|---|---|---|
| SUBSTRATE | silicon, ... | carbon, ... |
| PROCESSING | sequential | massively parallel |
| CONTROL | centralized | decentralized |
| INTERACTIONS | global | local |
| SOURCE OF
BEHAVIOR |
programmed | emerges
(self-organizing) |
| COMPONENTS | fast, reliable | slow, noisy |
| FAULT
TOLERANT |
no | yes |
| CONSTRUCTION | designed,
built |
evolved,
grows |
| ADAPTIVE | some | most |