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Quantum and CATALOG Technologies Join DNA Data Storage Alliance Board 

The DNA Data Storage Alliance recently announced the expansion of their board with the addition of David Turek of CATALOG Technologies and Don Doerner and Turguy Goker from Quantum Corporation. These storage veteran appointments bring diverse technical expertise to help lead the implementation of industry standards for DNA data storage and drive DNA as an archival storage medium. 

Intelligence Community Demonstrates Confidence in DNA Data Storage with MIST II RFI

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) posted a request for information (RFI) for Molecular Information Storage II (MIST II). IARPA seeks information regarding molecular-scale data storage and archiving to better understand the current technological landscape for writing and reading data using DNA as the storage media. This government research funding validates the game-changing technology of DNA data storage, which the next article in Popular Science explores.

Can These Government Efforts Crack the Code for DNA Storage? 

This Popular Science article explores how the intelligence community is funding research into storing our ever-expanding troves of data in DNA. Their efforts could change how everything from our photos to Google searches get saved.

Designing Storage Architectures for Digital Collections   

The Library of Congress held a two-day conference called Designing Storage Architectures for Digital Collections on digital preservation and archive technologies in Washington, DC at the end of March. All sessions from the event, including one on DNA data storage from Twist Bioscience, are now available at the conference site. We recommend looking at presentations from previous years as well.

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iPres 2022 - Short Paper 225: DNA Data Storage for Long Term Digital Preservation

What We've Been Reading

The Future of Data Storage: DNA Storage

Given the explosion of data, it is essential to consider the long-term implications of data storage, including issues such as data preservation, access, and security, not only for the next 10 years, but also for the next 100 or even 1,000 years. This article takes a close look at DNA data storage, exploring its potential advantages, drawbacks, and future applications.

How DNA Storage Could Reduce Data Center to Few Particles?

Does DNA data storage sound too good to be true? This Storage Newsletter article gathered a group of experts, vendors, researchers, and analysts to unpack this new medium’s claims and help you stay ahead of this mind-blowing technology.

Future of Data Storage Lies in DNA Microcapsules

This Mirage article explores new techniques being cooperatively developed to make the innovation of data storage with synthetic DNA scalable.

This Desktop Machine Is About To Transform The Decades-Old DNA Synthesis Industry

The idea of a desktop DNA printer right in your lab has fascinated researchers. Now, their dreams are coming true, as companies like DNA Script, Kilobaser, and Telesis Bio have come out with their versions of portable DNA, RNA, and gene synthesizers. Learn more in this Forbes article or listen to the podcast embedded at the top of the article.