Scientists preserve DNA in an amber-like polymer - With their “T-REX” method, DNA embedded in the polymer could be used for long-term storage of genomes or digital data such as photos and music.
Scientists preserve DNA in an amber-like polymer - With their “T-REX” method, DNA embedded in the polymer could be used for long-term storage of genomes or digital data such as photos and music.
With their “T-REX” method, MIT researchers developed a glassy, amber-like polymer that can be used for long-term storage of DNA, such as entire human genomes or digital files such as photos.
DNA has amazing information density. Read/write times, not so much. Long-term archives sound like a good application.
I want to be able to store data for a super long time, this sounds great for that.
Edit: after finishing the whole article, I'm really amazed at the possible applications. Seems like it could be the type of incredible advancement that CRISPR has shown itself to be, or maybe I'm just making that connection because they're both involving DNA