• NaibofTabr
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    2 months ago

    No no, the DNA is the storage media. You’re not putting it in to collect your own DNA pattern, you’re adding more DNA molecules that the computer can edit to encode data on.

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      you’re adding more DNA molecules that the computer can edit

      Can the computer edit existing sequences on the fly? From what the article described, the DNA storage process sounded more akin to burning a CD or DVD which could be read later, but not modified.