What do you think of digital information being able to be stored in DNA

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The discussion centers around the concept of human data storage, likening it to a "human USB." The potential for storing large amounts of data raises questions about what types of information would be stored and the purpose behind it. The evolution of storage technology is highlighted, noting the significant advancements from floppy disks to modern SD cards and hard drives, which have dramatically increased in capacity and reduced in size over the past 25 years. The conversation suggests that while DNA storage may not be necessary for personal use, it could be valuable for research, search engines, and companies that generate vast amounts of data. Additionally, a projection indicates that storage capacity may increase tenfold every five years.
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Hi this is my first post so i hope its ok :).

I was wondering what are others opinions on this ? ?

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Have you ever wanted to be a human usb ? ?

Personally i don't see where this could go if they were able to start storing large amounts of data what would they store ? why ?

What are you're thoughts on this ?

Just thought it was interesting and i have not seen anyone's else's opinion on this yet.

If i did anything wrong here i do apolegise again its my first post.
 
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It is just another step in storage technology. 25 years ago, floppy disks with 1.4 MB were state of the art, and hard drives had less than 100 MB I think. Today, you can store ~30GB in a fraction of their volume (SD cards), and 1 TB is a usual size for hard drives.

You probably don't need a DNA storage for your home computer (if you read this in 2030: Feel free to laugh), but research experiments, search engines, and some companies can easily generate thousands of TB of data.

Edit: This plot suggest an increase in storage capacity by a factor of 10 every 5 years.
 
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