Harvard researchers found possibility to store video and images in living organisms DNA using gene editing technology CRISPR

Briefing

Harvard researchers found possibility to store video and images in living organisms DNA using gene editing technology CRISPR

August 17, 2017

Briefing

  • DNA Data Storage – Researchers used CRISPR technology to encode image and short movie into E coli DNA with 90% accuracy when retrieved
  • CRISPR Genome System – CRISPR (i.e. genome section that is clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeats) grabs data disguised as piece of DNA from viral invaders then files it to generate chronological record
  • Storing Digital Data – Harvard scientists and Microsoft reported storing data in DNA, but not succeeded in encoding data into living organism
  • Expected Outcome – Aims to lead to development of new methods for generating cells, useful in regenerative therapy, disease modeling, and drug testing

Accelerator

Sector

Healthcare/Health Sciences

Source

Original Publication Date

July 12, 2017

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