In the news | Nature
Modern archiving technology cannot keep up with the growing tsunami of bits. But nature may hold an answer to that problem already.
In the news | The AI Blog
Researchers at Microsoft and the University of Washington have reached an early but important milestone in DNA storage by storing a record 200 megabytes of data on the molecular strands...
In the news | MIT Technology Review
Microsoft says DNA could be a better way to store data for the long term than the magnetic tape companies rely on today.
In the news | Scientific American
Researchers have decoded the genomes of mammoths and a 700,000-year-old horse using DNA fragments extracted from fossils in the past few years. DNA clearly persists far longer than the bodies for which it carries the genetic codes.
In the news | The New York Times
The raw storage capacity of DNA is staggering compared with even the most advanced electronic or magnetic storage systems.