Microsoft has unveiled plans to develop a biological computing platform called Station B. The system will use a computational model to simulate the interactions of hundreds of combinations of genetic and environmental factors , helping scientists to conduct research more efficiently and create beneficial new manufactured DNA molecules in living cells . Antha software allows the user to replace subjective instructions like “shake a test tube vigorously” with digital language that isn’t open to misinterpretation and that lab robots can execute. The platform is being developed in collaboration with Princeton University and the UK - based companies Oxford Biomedica and Synthace . Microsoft claims the platform could be used to develop innovations in a number of industries , including the production of energy , chemicals , food and fuel .
Microsoft has unveiled plans to develop a biological computing platform called Station B. The system will use a computational model to simulate the interactions of hundreds of combinations of genetic and environmental factors , helping scientists to conduct research more efficiently and create beneficial new manufactured DNA molecules in living cells . The platform is being developed in collaboration with Princeton University and the UK - based companies Oxford Biomedica and Synthace . Microsoft claims the platform could be used to develop innovations in a number of industries , including the production of energy , chemicals , food and fuel .