Evolution of intelligence

I just read an interesting article covering a project for artificial neural network created from DNA.

What is even more interesting is a slide from the presentation of the research:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgGBZZYEm_Y&t=3m59s

It's fascinating that intelligence is "devolved" to simple molecule interactions. This reminds me of how the computer is brought to life by one of nature's tools: the human.

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