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There is productive research into using DNA as a data storage medium. I could see this being used to either increase data density or as an error-correction mech
by virusduck 8y ago
There is productive research into using DNA as a data storage medium. I could see this being used to either increase data density or as an error-correction mechanism.
- astazangasta 8y agoDNA gets its fidelity from the machinery that maintains it, i.e. chromatin, repair enzymes, polymerases, topoisomerases. All of these evolved around the idosyncracies of the genetic code and have perfected themselves over billions of years - more if you count all of the lives of individual organisms put together. Now you want to break that basis and somehow think you will improve things? As for increasing data density, again, do you suggest converting computers to ternary to do the same?
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