Posted on 02/16/2015 11:59:42 AM PST by 9thLife
Just one gram of DNA can store the equivalent of 14,000 Blu-ray discs.
But although the potential for DNA as an alternative to hard drives has been known about for years, it is not the most reliable and secure way to keep data safe. The latest breakthrough could be about to change that, however.
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I want my data with jet black hair and green eyes.
Microsoft's OS would need 15,000 just for spite.
This idiot knows nothing about hard drives. Also he fails to take into account that in order to preserve the DNA data, it has to be kept frozen. Keeping data at a frozen temperature for 5000 years is not something that is going to happen. All these DNA drives will need to be stored in Antarctica.
“That’s not nice Dave”
(Hal)
not with global warming thats for sure
If the dolphins disappear, watch out for trans-dimensional mice seeking to decode this information.
(Obscure geek reference)
mine has jet black hair with blue eyes and is able to record everything I’ve said & done and play it back instantly
Microsoft’s OS would need 15,000 just for spite.
Bwahahahhaha!
and repeatedly if it’s information to use agaist me.
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There is some talk/research about burning data into the body of a quartz substrate for use as a lasting form of data storage. That resurrects the idea of etching things in stone, which I think is the way to go.
“(Obscure geek reference)”
And a very good one at that :-)!
And it all happened by chance. Imagine that.
Even the tiniest organism carries a data storage technology that is thousands of times more efficient than anything that we “intelligent” humans can dream of creating with our technology.
Yet, to suggest that might have been intelligently designed by a Creator will draw accusations that you are stupid and uneducated.
Do you have to Feed it and does it produce Waste ?
“Also he fails to take into account that in order to preserve the DNA data, it has to be kept frozen”
No, read the article. They encapsulated the DNA in a shell of silica so it is protected from interacting with the environment and won’t degrade.
> Just one gram of DNA can store the equivalent of 14,000 Blu-ray discs.
Of course, the circuitry needed to find and retrieve the info would be larger than that, and a pretty healthy chunk of the data would be needed to keep the rest of it organized. BTW, it sez here that the avg human has about 250 grams of DNA, give or take needing to go on a diet, I suppose. ;’)
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1auxn0/what_percentage_of_our_body_mass_is_dna/
No, DNA is just a molecule, it is not alive so it doesn’t eat or excrete.
“Of course, the circuitry needed to find and retrieve the info would be larger than that, and a pretty healthy chunk of the data would be needed to keep the rest of it organized.”
They have to seal the DNA is a shell of silica to preserve it, so I don’t think it could be readily accessed. Probably only useful for some serious long-term storage.
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