UW team stores digital images in DNA — and retrieves them perfectly  | Design, Science and Technology | Scoop.it
From www.washington.edu - April 15, 2016 9:33 AM
DNA molecules can store information many millions of times more densely than existing technologies for digital storage — flash drives, hard drives, magnetic and optical media. Those systems also degrade after a few years or decades, while DNA can reliably preserve information for centuries. DNA is best suited for archival applications, rather than instances where files need to be accessed immediately.