Operationalize DNA technology for U.S. defense

Lubjana Beshaj; Samuel Crislip

doi:10.1117/12.3013673

7 June 2024 Operationalize DNA technology for U.S. defense

Lubjana Beshaj, Samuel Crislip

Proceedings Volume 13055, Unmanned Systems Technology XXVI; 130550K (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3013673
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2024, National Harbor, Maryland, United States

Abstract

Significant increases in computing capacity may diminish in the near future as current processes become incapable of increasing the number of transistors per chip. As a result, there is an urgent need to determine new ways of computing, and the prospect of DNA technologies may provide the key to future advancement beyond current technology exploration. This is particularly critical given the extent to which U.S. defense mechanisms rely solely on current technologies and standards. DNA computing concepts hold the potential to bolster the United States’ operational advantage well into the future. Leonard Adleman in wrote on the possibility of computing directly with molecules, subsequently demonstrating a proof-of-concept using DNA. Since then, researchers have been exploring the potential of DNA computing for solving optimization problems, cryptography, and other computational tasks. While still in the experimental stage, DNA computing holds promise for addressing computationally intensive problems through biochemical reactions and DNA manipulation. DNA computing utilizes the combinatorial properties of DNA for massively parallel computations. Furthermore, advancements in DNA technology demonstrate a threat to current cryptography standards. In Boneh, Dunworth, and Lipton, they prove one can use DNA computing to break Data Encryption Standard, a block cipher standard. DNA computing is further able to encrypt and decrypt through One-time Password schemes with a potential for more complex cryptography such as Diffie Hellman and Elliptic Curve. The promises continue with DNA concepts through its capacity for high-powered computing and long-term, secure and stable storage. DNA computing may well be the necessary concept for future computing and cryptography implementations.

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Lubjana Beshaj and Samuel Crislip "Operationalize DNA technology for U.S. defense", Proc. SPIE 13055, Unmanned Systems Technology XXVI, 130550K (7 June 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3013673

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