Edited by a renowned and much cited chemist, this book covers the whole span of molecular computers that are based on biomolecules. The contributions by all the major scientists in the field provide an excellent overview of the latest developments in this rapidly expanding area. A must-have for all researchers working on this very hot topic. Perfectly complements Molecular and Supramolecular Information Processing, also by Professor Katz, and available as a two-volume set. From the contents: * Peptide Based Computation: Switches, Gates and Simple Arithmetic * Enzyme-Logic Digital Biosensors for Biomedical Applications * Information Security Applications Based on Biomolecular Systems * Biocomputing: Explore its Realization and Intelligent Logic Detection * Biologically Relevant Molecular Finite Automata * In Vivo Information Processing Using RNA Interference * Biomolecular Computing Systems * Enumeration Approach to the Analysis of Interacting Nucleic Acid Strands * The Logic of Decision-Making in Environmental Bacteria * Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects of a Model for Processes Inspired by the Functioning of the Living Cell * Computational Methods for Quantitative Submodel Comparison * and more