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¹School of Computer Science, Reichman University, 4610101, Herzliya, Israel. inbalpreuss@gmail.com.

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This study introduces combinatorial DNA encoding for data storage, achieving a 6.5-fold increase in logical density with near-zero reconstruction error. This novel approach enhances DNA data storage efficiency and robustness against errors.

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Information Science

Background:

DNA data storage offers a promising archival solution due to its high density and longevity.
Leveraging composite DNA alphabets can increase storage capacity, but noisy inference poses a significant challenge.
Existing methods struggle with large composite alphabets, limiting practical applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel combinatorial DNA encoding approach for data storage.
To enhance logical density and minimize reconstruction errors in DNA-based storage systems.
To investigate the theoretical properties and practical implementation of combinatorial DNA encoding.

Main Methods:

Developed and defined combinatorial DNA encoding schemes using distinguishable DNA shortmers.
Investigated theoretical properties including information density and reconstruction probabilities.
Proposed an end-to-end system design with 2D error correction codes and reconstruction algorithms.
Validated the approach through simulations and experimental construction using Gibson assembly.

Main Results:

Achieved up to a 6.5-fold increase in logical density compared to standard DNA storage.
Demonstrated near-zero reconstruction error with the proposed combinatorial encoding and error correction.
Successfully reconstructed combinatorial sequences, confirming the robustness against various error types.
Simulations showed significant improvement in reconstruction rates using 2D Reed-Solomon error correction.

Conclusions:

Combinatorial shortmer encoding shows significant potential for efficient and error-resilient DNA-based data storage.
Further development in DNA synthesis technologies supporting combinatorial synthesis is crucial.
Combining combinatorial principles with advanced error-correcting strategies can lead to robust DNA storage solutions.