Hot topic in the news today, is the latest article published in Nature - Towards Practical, high -capacity, low-maintenance information storage in synthesized DNA, which demonstrates a new technique to store and transport human-made data.
Johnathan Keith in The Conversation reported, their data included some well-chosen iconic elements: Shakespeare's 154 sonnets, Watson and Crick's classic paper on the structure of DNA, and a colour photograph of the European Bioinformatics Institute.

Read the latest news coverage and discussion on this exciting development.

Jan 24 2013

• The Conversation - Jonathan Keith DNA data storage
• ABC News - Shakespeare's sonnets encoded in DNA
• BBC News - DNA 'perfect for digital storage'