We may be one step closer to storing data in DNA

By Ashish Valentine,

Published December 2, 2021 at 4:24 PM EST

Researchers at Microsoft have developed a faster way to write data into DNA — a biological alternative to the bits on a hard drive.

Bichlien H. Nguyen et al, Scaling DNA data storage with nanoscale electrode wells

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We may be one step closer to storing data in DNA

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