Newsbytes
  • India
  • Business
  • World
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Science
  • Entertainment
  • Auto
  • Lifestyle
  • Inspirational
  • Career
  • Bengaluru
  • Delhi
  • Mumbai
  • Videos
  • Find Cricket Statistics
Hindi
More
Newsbytes
Hindi
Newsbytes
User Placeholder

Hi,

Logout


India
Business
World
Politics
Sports
Science
Entertainment
Auto
Lifestyle
Inspirational
Career
Bengaluru
Delhi
Mumbai
Videos
Find Cricket Statistics

More Links
  • Videos

Download Android App

Follow us on
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Youtube
 
Home / News / Science News / Researchers look to enable information storage in DNA
  • Science

    Researchers look to enable information storage in DNA

    Sneha Johny
    Written by
    Sneha Johny
    Mail
    Last updated on Jul 26, 2016, 04:11 pm
    Researchers look to enable information storage in DNA
  • Scientists and researchers are exploring options to store digital data in genetic DNA.

    A researcher at Microsoft's Research Lab in Redmond, Washington, Karin Strauss is working with other scientists to help build a format for storing information in DNA.

    The idea was presented to archive data over a long-term, in a world where data generation is higher than the provisions for its storage.

  • In this article
    What is DNA? Researchers look to enable information storage in DNA Complications of technological advancement Experiments record digital storage in synthetic DNA Advantages of the project DNA: Set to change the information storage spectrum The project's challenges
  • Information

    What is DNA?

  • Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA are the genetic molecules that make up all living organisms. These molecules form the biological and genetic frame for all aspects of an organism's growth, development and functioning. An interesting aspect is that each organism's DNA is unique.

  • 26 Jul 2016

    Researchers look to enable information storage in DNA

    Researchers look to enable information storage in DNA
  • Scientists and researchers are exploring options to store digital data in genetic DNA.

    A researcher at Microsoft's Research Lab in Redmond, Washington, Karin Strauss is working with other scientists to help build a format for storing information in DNA.

    The idea was presented to archive data over a long-term, in a world where data generation is higher than the provisions for its storage.

  • Quote

    Complications of technological advancement

  • "It's not that the data will disappear from the tape. A bigger problem is familiar to anybody who has come across an old eight-track tape or floppy disk and realised he no longer has a machine to play it," Strauss says.

  • Exploring the many possibilities of DNA

    Experiments record digital storage in synthetic DNA

    Experiments record digital storage in synthetic DNA
  • Scientists presented a paper this year, that showed a successful experiment where they had stored data from four files containing images to DNA fragments.

    The team also worked to encode archived video files that included interviews with judges, court personnel and other lawyers belonging to the Rwanda War Crime Tribunal.

    They were also able to reverse this process, without losing any information.

  • 26 Jul 2016

    Advantages of the project

    Advantages of the project
  • The most significant aspect for the project would be the storage of information for centuries to come, and recover those from periods dating back to even Neanderthals.

    This would enable storage for thousands of years.

    Encoding data in DNA would need very limited space, thus providing storage for a large pool of data.

    Storage in DNA would not require repeated copying across different modes.

  • Quote

    DNA: Set to change the information storage spectrum

  • "In terms of information storage, that compactness could mean storing all the publicly accessible data on the Internet in a space the size of a shoebox," says Luis Ceze of the University of Washington on storing data in DNA.

  • 26 Jul 2016

    The project's challenges

    The project's challenges
  • Scientists and researchers are skeptical of the project's economical uses and provision to the larger audience.

    With the project aims to cater to high-tech labs and other corporates to enable them to archive data from the organisation's files, the larger public will not be able to afford it.

    Most critics blame the expensive technology used, making it harder to scale-up further production.

Latest News
  • 'Test, track, and treat': Centre to states/UTs reporting COVID-19 surge
    'Test, track, and treat': Centre to states/UTs reporting COVID-19 surge
    India
  • UP: 5 killed, over 25 injured in Aligarh bus accident
    UP: 5 killed, over 25 injured in Aligarh bus accident
    India
  • UP: Child Rights body to probe 3-year-old's death outside hospital
    UP: Child Rights body to probe 3-year-old's death outside hospital
    India
  • ICC Test Rankings: India dethrone New Zealand, reclaim top spot
    ICC Test Rankings: India dethrone New Zealand, reclaim top spot
    Sports
  • India vs England: Presenting Ashwin's feats in Test cricket
    India vs England: Presenting Ashwin's feats in Test cricket
    Sports
Related Timelines
  • World's oldest DNA sequenced from molar of million-year-old mammoth
    World's oldest DNA sequenced from molar of million-year-old mammoth
    World
Trending Topics
Samsung OnePlus Mobiles Android TV Smart TV Latest Gadget Launch MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ COVAXIN Latest Tech News Upcoming Mobile Phones
Next News Article
Share
Cancel

Want to share it with your friends too?

Facebook Whatsapp Twitter Linkedin
Copied

Love Science news?

Subscribe to stay updated.

Science Thumbnail
India News Business News World News Politics News Sports News Science News Entertainment News Auto News Lifestyle News Inspirational News
Career News Bengaluru News Delhi News Mumbai News Bharti Airtel Mukesh Ambani Twitter Indian Premier League Samsung Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma Cricket News YouTube Hollywood News WhatsApp Bollywood News ISRO Yoga Honda Batman
Football News BMW Vaccine Reliance Jio OPPO Food News, Healthy Recipes Royal Challengers Bangalore Toyota Fashion Tips Mercedes
James Anderson Isha Ambani India Vs England Cricket OnePlus Mobiles Android TV Smart TV Marvel Comics Avengers Neha Kakkar Premier League
Big Bang Theory X-Men TATA Royal Enfield
About Us Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Contact Us News Reviews News Archive Topics Archive Find Cricket Statistics
Follow us on
Facebook Twitter Linkedin Youtube
All rights reserved © NewsBytes 2021