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Transcriptor
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<p>A transcriptor is a <a href="/facts/Transistor/Bmr8zwL0">transistor</a>-like device composed of <a href="/facts/DNA/nB89Iauz">DNA</a> and <a href="/facts/RNA/HxPeNfNj">RNA</a> rather than a <a href="/facts/Semiconducting_material/zFf3mGTE">semiconducting material</a> such as <a href="/facts/Silicon/cgWx0hdr">silicon</a>. Prior to its invention in 2013, the transcriptor was considered an important component to build <a href="/facts/Biocomputer/Vx9fy5Sh">biological computers</a>. </p>