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How we can store digital data in DNA | Dina Zielinski

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.

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• Dina Zielinski

Notes

• ▶ How Long Ago Was The First Hard Drive at 2:32 Share Transcript
• ▶ Why Has Digital Data Become A Problem at 3:23 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Can We Store All Of Our Data Timelessly at 4:31 Share Transcript
• ▶ What Makes Dna So Great at 4:59 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Do We Store Data On Dna at 7:11 Share Transcript
• ▶ What Is Are Practical Challenges Of Storing Data In Dna at 9:46 Share Transcript

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