Pattern Recognition

How fast is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_recognition compared to usual transistor CPU? Can we use it to speed-up computations?

I have repeated problem with Wikipedia, because it fails to provide time scale for interaction description. Of course physical processes timing depends on many factors, but they could at least define some standard environment.

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Molecules are programs, while atoms are akin to lambda of Lisp.

So where in Lisp you use lambda to compose programs, in chemistry you use atoms. The only problem are side effects and lack of encapsulation.