DNA as the future of digital preservation

~ John Trendler

I’ve heard about the possibility of storing data in DNA before, looks like progress is being made.

To Preserve Digital Data, DNA Will be The Save Button of the Future

 

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photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/

“DNA can store over 300,000 terabytes, in only a fraction of an ounce of DNA.”

of course it will be initially cost prohibitive, but most new technology remains out of reach of the average consumer initially. Eventually it may become a ubiquitous storage medium.

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