An Entire Book Was Written in DNA

“This is going to be a technology that really attacks the energy problem quite head on,” Turek says.


Turek says DNA could potentially replace sprawling, energy-guzzling data centers. Unlike storing data on servers, which requires constant energy use, DNA can sit on a shelf for years without needing energy until that data is retrieved.

Of course, it means DNA isn’t the ideal medium for storing data that’s accessed often. 

But researchers imagine that it could be an ideal way to preserve large amounts of archival data.

“So often, biotechnology is hidden, kind of behind the curtains,” says Niko McCarty, founding editor of Asimov Press. He and editor-in-chief Xander Balwit conceived of the DNA book project because they “wanted people to feel biotechnology.” He says Asimov Press has sold nearly 500 preorders so far.





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