Friday, February 1, 2013

Human computers "storing photos and music files in your DNA"

Scientist recently discovered how to store huge amounts of data in synthetic DNA. These technology's are growing rapidly and becoming more advanced and cheaper to make. Scientists are are focusing their attentions on DNA applications primarily because unlike modern hardware storage techniques that get get old and obsolete DNA will always remain relevant.

Currently the process is used by transferring data into a sequence readable by DNA then stored and frozen in small test tubes. The ultimate question is what is stopping "Big industry" from creating a way to market and profit off of personal DNA storage "in the human body" doing so would "shift and change" or advancing society but would it be morally ethical.

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/347702/description/DNA_stores_poems_a_photo_and_a_speech
  

  

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