DNA data storage

[snousle]

OK, so a whole lot of flashy science announcements are kind of silly and gimmicky, but this is in my area of expertise and it definitely is not. When I saw this article, I confess my first thought was "oh, what now". It looked kind of fluffy and pompous. (Sorry, full text not available online for free.) But it turns out that DNA is a distinctive

Comments

[barbarian_rat]

When I read the first part of your post I thought that they could make us all smart ...

But it doesn't appear to work that way .. just data storage, for now, but in the future ...?

On the lighter side:

... then I read I have to kiss some icky clean cut spy to get it. Nooooo

[fingertrouble]

Oh that is really cool wish I understood the science.

[broduke2000]

There a new "Violent and on Meth" story in the paper every fucking day. For the Justice dept to ignore, what's becoming the drug of choice nationwide, is criminal.

[equinas]

Once again, Gene Roddenberry predicts the future...

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Bio-neural_gel_pack

Do you want the full article? I can get it for you through EBSCO.

[kevynjacobs]

The thing that really intrigues me is the longevity of data stored in DNA form. Under the right conditions, DNA can preserve data for millennia, where as most other digital media last only decades.