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Humans create a lot of digital data. And figuring out the best way to store it is a challenge. <\/p>\n
Well, researchers think they may have started to solve that problem, by figuring out an efficient way to store digital data: on DNA. But how does it work? <\/p>\n
In IT Blogwatch, we get our science caps on. <\/p>\n
So what exactly is going on? Eva Botkin-Kowacki has some background: <\/p>\n
But how do you store digital data on DNA? Robert Service has the details: <\/p>\n
But how exactly does it work? Charles Choi fills us in: <\/p>\n
So what did the scientists store on the DNA strands? We let the Columbia University give us the official line: <\/p>\n
How exactly did the researchers store the information on the DNA? And how did they then read it again? Brooks Hays has that info: <\/p>\n
And what are the benefits of storing data this way? Ed Yong is in the know: <\/p>\n
This isn't the first time this has been done, though, right? Vlad Dudau has some background: <\/p>\n
Is there a downside to all this? Alyssa Navarro has a reality check: <\/p>\n
So what does this all mean? Stuart Ponder has an \"ah-ha\" moment: <\/p>\n
Rebecca Linke is a Senior Associate Editor at Computerworld who writes about social media and personal technology. She also helps manage Computerworld's Facebook and Google+ pages. <\/p>\n
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