Seonglae ChoScientists preserve DNA in an amber-like polymer
With their “T-REX” method, MIT researchers developed a glassy, amber-like polymer that can be used for long-term storage of DNA, such as entire human genomes or digital files such as photos.
https://news.mit.edu/2024/scientists-preserve-dna-amber-polymer-0613
Microsoft's New Molecular Controller Makes DNA Writing 1,000 Times Faster
Microsoft Research developed a new method that allows it to read and write much faster in DNA format, a blog post from the computing giant reveals. DNA storage has gained increased traction in recent years as it is a system that will not become antiquated like the floppy discs and CDs of decades past - each of us, after all, is a living representation of the data capacity and computational potential of DNA computing.
https://interestingengineering.com/microsofts-new-molecular-controller-makes-dna-writing-1000-times-faster
Toward nanoscale DNA writers: Unlocking scalable DNA data writing technology - Microsoft Research
Editor's note: The researchers would like to acknowledge co-authors Christopher Takahashi, Gagan Gupta, Jake Smith, Richard Rouse, Paul Berndt, Sergey Yekhanin, David Ward, Siena Ang, Patrick Garvan, Hsing-Yeh Parker, Rob Carlson, Douglas Carmean, and Luis Ceze for their contributions to this work. Current estimates by the International Data Corporation indicate a 20.4 percent year-over-year growth [...]
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/toward-nanoscale-dna-writers-unlocking-scalable-dna-data-writing-technology/
