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I find DNA storage plays really interesting. Will be fascinating to see what Microsoft[1], Iridia [0], etc ... solutions evolve into. "two major problems of tr
by boilerupnc 5y ago
I find DNA storage plays really interesting. Will be fascinating to see what Microsoft[1], Iridia [0], etc ... solutions evolve into.
"two major problems of traditional storage devices: data density and durability. One of the densest forms of storage is tape cartridges, which house about 10GB/cm3. Iridia is on a path to having a storage device that could store 1PB/cm3 and reduce latency by 10–100 times compared to magnetic tapes. The other problem that Iridia is solving is durability. Rotating disks tend to work for 3–5 years, while magnetic tapes for 8–10 years. Because DNA is extremely durable, Iridia’s technology on the other hand has an estimated half-life of more than 500 years."
[0] https://outline.com/a97xFX https://outline.com/a97xFX
[1] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/dna-storage/ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/dna-storage...
- howdydoo 5y agoInteresting. I wonder how fast you could theoretically read/write data stored in DNA. I could imagine it being used in place of tape storage, maybe, but it seems like it would be extremely fragile if you try to read through it at hard drive-speed. EDIT: according to some random website, the human genome contains 3.2GB, and it takes a cell 24 hours to divide. That works out to 37KB/s, which is not very promising.