DNA data storage
DNA data storage represents digital information in nucleotide sequences that are synthesized, preserved and read back for decoding.
A file identifier can select a group of strands, while separate strand addresses locate fragments within that file. Selection, sequence reconstruction and error correction serve different roles. [1]
Payload bits per synthesized nucleotide and payload bytes per gram describe different accounting boundaries; addresses, coding redundancy and physical copies must be stated. The historical research examples do not specify a general-purpose storage device. [2]
Relations
- related
- Oligonucleotide dropout, Sequencing coverage (DNA storage), Erasure coding, Cold archive tier
Citations
- Organick et al. Random access in large-scale DNA data storage. Nature Biotechnology 36, 242-248 (2018). DOI: 10.1038/nbt.4079
- Hesela: DNA storage, uneven sampling and missing sequences
Sources & caveats
- Historical primary research and a separate analytical teaching model; no physical DNA experiment was performed by Hesela.