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Scientists preserve DNA in an amber-like polymer - With their “T-REX” method, DNA embedded in the polymer could be used for long-term storage of genomes or digital data such as photos and music. (news.mit.edu)

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

DNA has amazing information density. Read/write times, not so much. Long-term archives sound like a good application.