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Plant-based Digital Data Storage
Plant-based digital data storage is a futuristic view that proposes storing digital data in plants and seeds.Ferrari, M., C’è un computer in quel faggio, Focus, April 2016, pp. 21–24.O'Neill, S., I plant memories in seeds, New Scientist, Volume 229, Issue 3056, 16 January 2016, The first practical implication showed the possibility of using plants as storage media for digital data. New approaches for data archiving are required due to the constant increase in digital data production and the lack of a capacitive, low maintenance storage medium. Initial experiments With the help of two biotechnologists, they encoded a basic computer program in Python Programming language into ''Nicotiana benthamiana''. They first encoded a “Hello World” computer program into a DNA code, synthesized it and cloned this coded DNA into a plasmid-vector to be used further for transformation into '' Nicotiana benthamiana'' plants. The encoded program was reconstructed from the resulting seedl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DNA Digital Data Storage
DNA digital data storage is the process of encoding and decoding binary data to and from synthesized strands of DNA. While DNA as a storage medium has enormous potential because of its high storage density, its practical use is currently severely limited because of its high cost and very slow read and write times. In June 2019, scientists reported that all 16 GB of text from Wikipedia's English-language version had been encoded into synthetic DNA. In 2021, scientists reported that a custom DNA data writer had been developed that was capable of writing data into DNA at 18 Mbps. Encoding methods Countless methods for encoding data in DNA are possible. The most optimal methods are those that make economical use of DNA and protect against errors. If the message DNA is intended to be stored for a long period of time, for example, 1,000 years, it is also helpful if the sequence is obviously artificial and the reading frame is easy to identify. Encoding text Several simple methods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicotiana Benthamiana
''Nicotiana benthamiana'', colloquially known as benth or benthi, is a species of ''Nicotiana'' indigenous to Australia. It is a close relative of tobacco. A synonym for this species is ''Nicotiana suaveolens'' var. ''cordifolia'', a description given by George Bentham in ''Flora Australiensis'' in 1868. This was transferred to ''Nicotiana benthamiana'' by Karel Domin in ''Bibliotheca Botanica'' (1929), honoring the original author in the specific epithet. History The plant was used by people of Australia as a stimulant, containing nicotine and other alkaloids, before the introduction of commercial tobacco ('' N. tabacum'' and '' N. rustica''). Indigenous names for it include ''tjuntiwari'' and ''muntju''. It was first collected on the north coast of Australia by Benjamin Bynoe on a voyage of in 1837. Description The herbaceous plant is found amongst rocks on hills and cliffs throughout the northern regions of Australia. Variable in height and habit, the species may be er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
