http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b69975f6-64af-11e2-934b-00144feab49a.html#ixzz2IsajjG1nGenetics 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.
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The DNA code was emailed to Agilent, a biotechnology company in California, which turned it into physical DNA molecules and posted the resulting freeze-dried powder back to Cambridge. “The result looks like a tiny piece of dust,” said Emily Leproust of Agilent.
Using a DNA reading machine, EBI was able to reconstruct the original digital data with 100 per cent accuracy.
