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DNA could be used for storage of Computer Data
Computer World ^
Posted on 01/24/2013 1:10:00 PM PST by shineon
Computerworld - Researchers have created a way to store data in the form of DNA, which can last for tens of thousands of years.
The encoding method makes it possible to store at least 100 million hours of high-definition video in about a cup of DNA, the researchers said in a paper published in the journal Nature this week.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dna; dnastorage
hmmm. Kinda makes sense, a little.
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posted on
01/24/2013 1:10:09 PM PST
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shineon
To: shineon
Rule 34 will be in effect
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posted on
01/24/2013 1:14:15 PM PST
by
JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
To: shineon
File this one under Popular Science
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posted on
01/24/2013 1:14:21 PM PST
by
shineon
To: shineon
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posted on
01/24/2013 1:16:21 PM PST
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: shineon
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posted on
01/24/2013 1:26:17 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
To: shineon
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posted on
01/24/2013 1:29:12 PM PST
by
dagogo redux
(A whiff of primitive spirits in the air, harbingers of an impending descent into the feral.)
To: dagogo redux
"It already is."
exactly !
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posted on
01/24/2013 1:32:41 PM PST
by
JMJJR
( Newspeak is the official language of Oceania)
To: shineon
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posted on
01/24/2013 1:35:14 PM PST
by
BCW
(http://babylonscovertwar.com/index.html)
To: shineon
The encoding method makes it possible to store at least 100 million hours of high-definition video in about a cup of DNA
Is that a standard 'cup' or a Starbucks 'cup'?
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posted on
01/24/2013 1:42:01 PM PST
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: Don Corleone
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posted on
01/24/2013 1:52:36 PM PST
by
shineon
To: shineon
yeah, until the “2 & 1/2 Men” virus breaks loose and world IQ drops 100 points.
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posted on
01/24/2013 2:03:59 PM PST
by
DannyTN
To: shineon
But you will have to worry about both computer viruses and real viruses wiping out your data.
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posted on
01/24/2013 2:04:31 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Choose one: the yellow and black flag of the Tea Party or the white flag of the Republican Party.)
To: KarlInOhio
Sorry about that chief
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01/24/2013 2:44:59 PM PST
by
shineon
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