Genetics may offer the best option for archiving vast amounts of man-made data, according to scientists who have demonstrated a working DNA storage and retrieval system.
A team at the European Bioinformatics Institute in Cambridge developed the new method to meet the huge challenge of storing the deluge of electronic data produced in the digital age. Current technology such as hard drives is expensive and requires an electricity supply, while alternative storage mechanisms, such as magnetic tape and disks, deteriorate over time.
Conceived by scientists Nick Goldman and Ewan Birney over beers in a Hamburg pub, EBI’s DNA alternative is both durable and extremely compact.
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