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Is DNA the Future of Data Storage?

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Is DNA the Future of Data Storage?

Season 8 Episode 18 | 18m 1s | CC

Could the future of data storage be DNA? It’s the original format after all, storing the information needed to build every living thing. and it has a handful of qualities that would make it perfect to store all the digital information in our world. With recent advances in DNA sequencing and DNA printing, it’s technically possible.

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