This is from 2012, so there is most likely newer research out there... Previous Discussion (with 130 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4396931 h

This is from 2012, so there is most likely newer research out there... Previous Discussion (with 130 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4396931 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4396931 Original Source (not extremetech.com blogspam): http://hms.harvard.edu/news/writing-book-dna-8-16-12 http://hms.harvard.edu/news/writing-book-dna-8-16-12 Paper Abstract: "Next-Generation Digital Information Storage in DNA" http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6102/1628.abstract http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6102/1628.abstract The actual paper: http://arep.med.harvard.edu/pdf/Church_Science_12.pdf http://arep.med.harvard.edu/pdf/Church_Science_12.pdf