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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I don't get why we research DNA as storage.

It is sensible as fuck, deteriorates quickly, is slow to write and read...

Only advantage it's bio-compatibility

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The information density is insane, both volumetric and by mass.

I sort of agree, though. With current methods it seems like it would probably be just as easy to record information in a synthetic polymer.