Bacteria as Hard Drive
Nov-29-10
Bacteria can store a lot of data. One gram of e.coli could hold a million gigabytes of information. Bacteria store data chemically by converting them into nucleotides and making DNA.The problem is there is a limit to the amount of data each DNA strand can hold, and the solution is to chop up your data into lots of little pieces of DNA.
You'll need a high-throughput DNA sequencer to get your data back, but who knows... you could soon be storing your data in bacteria instead of magnetically.
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but how it s possible
Posted by noorul rizwana on December 1, 2010
This is not really a new idea. People have been toying with this idea for more than 10 years now.
As technology has improved, this is becoming a move viable option to explore commercially though.
Posted by Alistair Sim on December 7, 2010
Gives new meaning to having an infection on your hard drive!
Posted by mark Pritchard on December 7, 2010
You may be able to store a lot of data, however the other considerations in the storage industry (where I've worked) is how fast the data can go in and out. No one wants to wait around for a PCR reaction and DNA sequencer to complete: that would take a few days to read out.
Posted by Leif Kirschenbaum on December 8, 2010
would you believe 1967
OPTICAL ORGANIC MEMORY DEVICE
US Pat. 3508208 - Filed Dec 27, 1967
do a google patent search on
"organic memory cell device" and see the latest and greatest.
the newer ideas are faster than any existing tech.
Posted by Galen Barefoot on December 9, 2010
If this is practically possible , then we will grow bacteria instead of other productions
Posted by JAG MOHAN SAXENA on December 15, 2010
how many days germ will live
Posted by vamsi kiran on December 23, 2010
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but how it s possible
Posted by noorul rizwana on December 1, 2010
This is not really a new idea. People have been toying with this idea for more than 10 years now.
As technology has improved, this is becoming a move viable option to explore commercially though.
Posted by Alistair Sim on December 7, 2010
Gives new meaning to having an infection on your hard drive!
Posted by mark Pritchard on December 7, 2010
You may be able to store a lot of data, however the other considerations in the storage industry (where I've worked) is how fast the data can go in and out. No one wants to wait around for a PCR reaction and DNA sequencer to complete: that would take a few days to read out.
Posted by Leif Kirschenbaum on December 8, 2010
would you believe 1967
OPTICAL ORGANIC MEMORY DEVICE
US Pat. 3508208 - Filed Dec 27, 1967
do a google patent search on
"organic memory cell device" and see the latest and greatest.
the newer ideas are faster than any existing tech.
Posted by Galen Barefoot on December 9, 2010
If this is practically possible , then we will grow bacteria instead of other productions
Posted by JAG MOHAN SAXENA on December 15, 2010
how many days germ will live
Posted by vamsi kiran on December 23, 2010
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