Bio-IT World June 10, 2021
The DNA Data Storage Alliance, an organization formed last year by Twist Bioscience Corporation, Illumina, and Western Digital together with Microsoft Research, has launched its website and released its first white paper, an introduction to DNA data storage, endorsed by 29 member organizations.
“There are phases in the lifecycle of technologies in which huge transformations lurk. We believe we are on the cusp of one such transformation today regarding archival storage and DNA,” the white paper authors write. And they present DNA data storage fundamentals in an accessible way for both technically curious readers and for IT business, computer science, or electrical engineering readers interested in the benefits, a technical overview, and the cost of ownership of this potential new...