DNA Storage Record Broken: 1 Gram Could Hold As Much as 455 Exabytes

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Researchers have been able to encode a draft of an entire book into DNA. The 5.27 MB file contains 53,246 words, 11 JPG images, as well as a JavaScript program, making this the largest piece of non-biological data ever stored in DNA.

Read more @ SciTechDaily

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