Molecular digital data storage using DNA

Nature Portfolio · 2019 · Indexed 8 October 2026

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Surveys molecular data storage architectures and technical bottlenecks.

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Foundational overview; newer work extends the field.

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Molecular storage deliberately encodes information into DNA or associated molecular states. Research covers writing, error correction, protection and retrieval. This is different from sequencing a natural genome, and different again from acquiring a person's memories.

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