Could We Store All of the World's Data in a Coffee Mug Full of DNA?
Researchers say new DNA file retrieval system overcomes challenges associated with existing PCR-based techniques.
Source: genengnews.com
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Researchers say new DNA file retrieval system overcomes challenges associated with existing PCR-based techniques.
On Earth right now, there are about 10 trillion gigabytes of digital data, and every day, humans produce emails, photos, tweets, and other digital files
MIT biological engineers have demonstrated a way to easily retrieve data files stored as DNA. This could be a step toward using DNA archives to store enormous quantities of photos, images, and other digital content.