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Kyle J Tomek1, Kevin Volkel2, Alexander Simpson2
1Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , North Carolina 27695 , United States.
Abstract:
The extreme density of DNA presents a compelling advantage over current storage media; however, to reach practical capacities, new systems for organizing and accessing information are needed. Here, we use chemical handles to selectively extract unique files from a complex database of DNA mimicking 5 TB of data and design and implement a nested file address system that increases the theoretical maximum capacity of DNA storage systems by five orders of magnitude. These advancements enable the development and future scaling of DNA-based data storage systems with modern capacities and file access capabilities.
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