Primary studyDNA as a storage medium
Parallel molecular data storage by printing epigenetic bits on DNA
Demonstrates digital information written as methylation patterns on DNA templates.
2024
Research field / 03
DNA as a storage medium
From a digital file to a molecule.
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.
Questions that matter
- What effective capacity remains after indexing and error correction?
- How often can data be recovered accurately under defined storage conditions?
- Who maintains the decoding instructions and migration path?
Sources & resources
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Primary studyDNA as a storage medium
Robust direct digital-to-biological data storage in living cells
Demonstrates direct digital-to-biological encoding in living cells.
2021
Primary studyDNA as a storage medium
Towards practical and robust DNA-based data archiving using the yin–yang codec system
Tests a DNA encoding system, including storage in yeast.
2022
Primary studyDNA as a storage medium
Random access DNA memory using Boolean search in an archival file storage system
Demonstrates selective retrieval of DNA files using barcoded silica capsules.
2021
MethodsDNA as a storage medium
Reversible DNA encapsulation in silica to produce ROS-resistant and heat-resistant synthetic DNA 'fossils'
Describes protective silica encapsulation of DNA and subsequent recovery.
2013
Primary studyDNA as a storage medium
DNA Fountain enables a robust and efficient storage architecture
Introduces an error-tolerant coding approach for DNA file storage and recovery.
2017
ReviewDNA as a storage medium
Advances and challenges in non-canonical nucleic acids data storage
Surveys non-canonical nucleic-acid storage and preservation challenges.
2026
Primary studyDNA as a storage medium
Scalable and robust DNA-based storage via coding theory and deep learning
Combines coding theory and deep learning for DNA-storage information retrieval.
2025
ReviewDNA as a storage medium
Molecular digital data storage using DNA
Surveys molecular data storage architectures and technical bottlenecks.
2019