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Genetic information stored in DNA molecules makes life on Earth possible, but what if humans could use the same kind of technology to store their own data? Apparently, scientists have figured out how ...

We and our colleagues have developed a way to store data using pegs and pegboards made out of DNA and retrieving the data with a microscope – a molecular version of the Lite-Brite toy. Our prototype ...

In flash memory, as with everything else in tech these days, making things smaller than about 20 nanometers is very, very difficult. Building transistors at 14 nm, then 10nm, allows engineers to pack ...

A startup called Helix is counting on people being curious enough to drop cash in its DNA app store on a regular basis. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

DNA storage systems aren't commercially ready yet, but they hold the potential to store petabytes of data on just one gram of DNA, offering extremely dense storage. While Microsoft researchers have ...

A team of interdisciplinary researchers has discovered a new technique to store in DNA information - in this case 'The Wizard of Oz,' translated into Esperanto - with unprecedented accuracy and ...

In the 1995 cyberpunk thriller Johnny Mnemonic, Keanu Reeves stars as a man whose childhood memories have been wiped so his brain can be used to smuggle data. It’s all very mid-’90s dystopia, but it ...

To most of us, DNA stores the code of all living things. But according to computer scientists, DNA may one day become the preferential storage medium for all things. Earlier this month, a team of ...

GIFs are the fundamental building blocks of our digital existence. Whether they are in texts, tweets, or articles, GIFs are now a staple of how we communicate in the modern world. But now GIFs are ...

Scientist have found a solution to the storage problem of humanity and that solution involves using nature's information database, our DNA. For decades, humanity has created more data than ever, and ...