Neurons of fruit flies applied in computer networks

The fruit fly's nerve cells have succeeded in establishing a biological development system, functioning logically, and showing that this biological development system, which can be rewritten in the form of a technique Informatics team to solve current problems conveniently and effectively, 'said researcher Mark Fricker.

In smart computer networks, some sensors can take control of the computer network themselves, to issue warnings about the headquarters, in which case a certain number of sensors detect the signs signs of instability suggest that a volcano can wake up. This new approach, published in the journal Science, published on January 13, 2011.

' While computer scientists have assumed what sensors need to know, ' says Bar-Joseph, a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA, the research leader. new, the fruit flies' nerve cells don't care how many other cells are around them, but they still have the ability to control themselves to develop into a characteristic sensor hair system. , he said. ' They operate in a much more restrictive environment and still offer optimal solutions .'

Indeed, when the fruit fly larvae develop, each fruit fly will take on specific tasks, such as those that will become sensor hairs that help the fruit fly feel its surroundings. it. Each of these sensor hairs will be surrounded by cells that do not turn into hair. This arrangement, which happens to create distinct characteristic cells, or key cells, never appears to have two sensor hair cells lying side by side, which is similar to how the management Shared resources in computer networks, according to Bar-Joseph.

For the past 30 years, computer scientists have thought that making computer networks work most effectively, when specifying a handful of processors to become servers that control them so they can Quickly communicate with the rest of the network, each processor will process data for neighboring clients.Accordingly, some processors will identify themselves as servers that hold control, based on how they are currently connected to other processors.

When a cell corrects itself into a sensor hair, it sends out a protein signal to inhibit neighboring cells, making nearby cells unable to become sensible hairs anymore.

Fruit flies' nerve cells will transform themselves after a waiting period, instead of detecting a sensor hair cell around them, according to research by Bar-Joseph and colleagues. After waiting for a period of time, if a nerve cell does not receive a protein signal indicating it "does not become a sensor hair ," it will transform itself into a sensor hair. New algorithms show that sensor networks can do so, without taking much time and energy to collect all the information of nearby sensors, according to Bar-Joseph. Can be applied to wireless sensor computer networks, acting as a remote system to monitor volcanic activity or control robots, effectively.

' Now you don't need to care about any neighbors ', according to Bar-Joseph. ' Each sensor can be close to 5 or 500 other sensors and they don't need to recognize this .'

This approach is ' a great thing ', according to Mark Fricker working at Oxford University, England, who is applying these research results to build more efficient computer networks. ' Fruit flies ' neurons have succeeded in establishing a biological development system, functioning logically, and showing that this biological development system, which can be rewritten in the form of a Informative algorithms to solve current problems in a convenient and efficient way . '