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    Molecular Thumb Drives: Researchers store Digital Images in Metabolite Molecules

    July 7, 2019, Categories  Physics, Technology/Electronics, Health/Medical, Biology/Biotechnology

    Experimental setup
    The approach maps the ones the zeros of digital data to the presence or absence of particular molecules in solutions. The researchers used the scheme to encode image files in solutions.

    In a step toward molecular storage systems that could hold vast amounts of data in tiny spaces, researchers have shown it’s possible to store image files in solutions of common biological small molecules.

    DNA molecules are well known as carriers of huge amounts of biological information, and there is growing interest in using DNA in engineered data storage devices that can hold vastly more data than our current hard drives. But new research shows that DNA isn’t the only game in town when it comes to molecular data storage.

    A study led by Brown University researchers shows that it’s possible to s...

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