research has suggested that theoretical computers , known as non - deterministic universal Turing machines , could one day be faster than both normal and quantum computers . A team of researchers at the University of Manchester has created a system to explore how DNA could form the basis of the machines . The machine works by using the potentially endless rearrangement of DNA , which reflects the vast number of codes that computers can work through . The resulting technology could be limited only by the physical space that the system occupies . However , the DNA machine may not be programmed , though this may not be an issue when the technology is further developed .
Research has suggested that theoretical computers, known as non-deterministic universal Turing machines, could one day be faster than both normal and quantum computers. A team of researchers at the University of Manchester has created a system to explore how DNA could form the basis of the machines. The system works by using the potentially endless rearrangement of DNA, which reflects the vast number of codes that computers can work through. The resulting technology could be limited only by the physical space that the system occupies. However, the DNA system cannot be programmed, though this may not be an issue when the technology is further developed.