On: Single-celled organism has evolved a natural mechanical computer

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Possibly a new dimension of computation indeed, but interesting for many other reasons in all types of cells.

Microtubules are highly prevalent, reconfigurable, dynamic structures.

Did you know that inside a cell there is over 20atm of pressure? That's some force. Even an abacus in every cell changes the game.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microtubule