The  Weizmann  Institute  of  Science
                  Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science


                            Computer Science Seminar

                               Grzegorz Rozenberg
             Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)
                               Leiden University
                                The Netherlands
                                      and
                         Department of Computer Science
                       University of Colorado at Boulder


                                 will speak on


               DNA Computing in Vivo - Gene Assembly in Ciliates

Abstract:
DNA Computing is one of the new exciting developments in computing science.
One branch of this area, DNA Computing in vivo, studies computational processes
in living cells. In our lecture we will discuss the computational aspects of
DNA processing in ciliates. Ciliates, a very ancient group of organisms, have
evolved extraordinary ways of organizing, manipulating, and replicating the DNA
in their micronuclear genomes. Especially interesting from the computational
point of view is the process of gene assembly, which will be the subject of
this lecture. The lecture is of a tutorial style.





                      The lecture will take place in the 
                     Lecture Hall, Room 1, Ziskind Building
                          on Monday, November 22, 1999
                                    at 14:30