From floppy disks to thumb drives, every method of storing data eventually becomes obsolete. What if we could find a way to store all the world's data forever? Bioinformatician Dina Zielinski shares the science behind a solution that's been around for a few billion years: DNA.
Key points in this episode
How long ago was the first hard drive?
Why has digital data become a problem?
How can we store all of our data timelessly?
What makes DNA so great?
How do we store data on DNA?
What is are practical challenges of storing data in DNA?
Why has digital data become a problem?
Because the devices have evolved dramatically. All media eventually becomes obsolete. Digital storage has become expensive and none of our devices stand against the test of time.
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