{"id":261066,"date":"2024-09-27T13:35:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T13:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/27\/bacteria-can-work-as-a-team-to-spot-prime-numbers-and-vowels\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:11:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:11:06","slug":"bacteria-can-work-as-a-team-to-spot-prime-numbers-and-vowels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/27\/bacteria-can-work-as-a-team-to-spot-prime-numbers-and-vowels\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacteria can work as a team to spot prime numbers and vowels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/26134649\/SEI_222187961.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2449657\" data-caption=\"Scientists have genetically engineered bacteria derived from Escherichia coli into simple computers\" data-credit=\"Siarhei Yurchanka \/ Alamy\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">Scientists have genetically engineered bacteria derived from Escherichia coli into simple computers<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">Siarhei Yurchanka \/ Alamy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Genetically engineered bacteria can work together to spot prime numbers, identify vowels or even work out the maximum number of slices a pizza can be cut into. The researchers behind the study say tiny biological <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article-topic\/computer\/\">computers<\/a> like these can outcompete traditional computer chips in terms of both size and cost.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saha.ac.in\/web\/sgd-personal-page?mid=857&amp;tab=tab2\">Sangram Bagh<\/a> and his colleagues at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics in Kolkata, India, genetically engineered bacteria derived from <em>Escherichia coli<\/em> that could be combined in various ways to solve problems. 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