Saturday, February 21, 2015

DNA Long term data storing

How to store data error-free for millions of years
February 16, 2015

fossil data storage ETH researchers have found an error-free  way to store information in the form of DNA, potentially preserving it for millions of years: encapsulate the information-bearing segments of DNA in silica (glass), using an error-correcting information-encoding scheme. Scrolls thousands of years old provide us with a glimpse into long-forgotten cultures and the knowledge of our ancestors. In … more…

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