DNA HDDs could last 10,000 years

DNA HDDs could last 10,000 years

Researchers at the European
Bioinformatics Institute have
developed a method of
encoding digital data in strands
of DNA, which would take up
only a fraction of the physical
space today's hard drives do
and could last for thousands
of years without a source of
power. Data fi les synthesized
onto pieces of DNA no larger
than specks of dust were able
to be decoded perfectly after
being sent from California to
the institute in Cambridge,
UK Taking advantage of
DNA's physical structure, data
was translated from binary
to trinary. The researchers
estimate that 2.2 Petabytesof
data can be stored per gram
of DNA; millions of times more
dense than hard drives today.