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DNA: The Ultimate Hard Drive


 


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By John Bohannon, ScienceNOW


When it comes to storing information, hard drives don’t hold a candle to DNA. Our genetic code packs billions of gigabytes into a single gram. A mere milligram of the molecule could encode the complete text of every book in the Library of Congress and have plenty of room to spare.


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Can you say "biological computer"?
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Published on August 20, 2012 20:43
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