McCulloch and Pitts neuron, 91, 136
Macrobicyclic structures, 37, 39, 41, 42
Macro-micro interface, 10-12. See also Micro-macro interface
Macrotricyclic structures, 37, 40
Macrocyclic/macropolycyclic structures, definition of, 37
Maximal clique problem, using DNA computing, 165
Medium, effects on molecular recognition, 36
Membrane transport. See Carrier-mediated transport
Micelles, as self-organizing entities, 52-53
Microbial sensors. See Biosensors, microbial sensors
Mitochondria, role in respiration and ATP generation, 222-223
Micro-macro interface, 101. See also Macro-micro interface
Molecular computers, definition of, xii
Molecular devices, 241-243
maximum frequency of operation, 196
Molecular electronics. See also Molecular devices
estimate of reliability, 199-200
Molecular gates, 242
switching speeds, 196-197
Molecular memories, comparison with other information storage devices, 195, 197
Molecular recognition, definition of, xv, 32
Molecular systems, self-organization of as example of molecular computation, 56-58
Molecular switch, 242
Moore's law, 191
Multiple recognition, in molecular recognition, 44
Mutations vs. compressibility of algorithm, 5