Imagine Bach's "Cello Suite No. 1" played on a strand of DNA.
This scenario is not as impossible as it seems. Too small to withstand a rhythmic strum or sliding bowstring, DNA is a powerhouse for storing audio files and all kinds of other media.
"DNA is nature's original data storage system. We can use it to store any kind of data: images, video, music—anything," said Kasra Tabatabaei, a researcher at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and a co-author on this study.
Expanding DNA's molecular makeup and developing a precise new sequencing method enabled a multi-institutional team to transform the double helix into a robust, sustainable data storage platform.
The team's paper appeared in Nano Letters in February 2022.
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