2xDad. Husband. PhD in computer science from @TechnionLive. ML for Biology and other fields @ReichmanUni. CS to Bio and vice versa.
Sep 22, 2019 • 10 tweets • 7 min read
OK. I promised a thread about the paper and promises must be kept.
Let's use this thread to talk about #DNAdatastorage in general and finish up with our work and some thoughts about the future of the field.
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Why use DNA to store data?
As the burden of the #BigData era on data storage infrastructure is becoming too heavy we need to explore alternatives.
DNA was optimized as an information carrier by billions of years of evolution. It's dense, stable, and energetically efficient.
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