Researchers can store data in DNA; the hard part is retrieving it
A team of researchers this week announced that they can use DNA to store information for at least 2,000 years, and they're now working on a filing system to make it easier to navigate.
The researchers, from ETH Zürich, an engineering, science and technology university, said DNA storage could preserve troves of historical texts, government documents or entire archives of private companies, all in a droplet.
The DNA storage findings, presented at an American Chemical Society conference, note that the double helix has two major advantages over hard drives and other forms of electronic storage: size and durability.
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