Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

DNA stability: a central design consideration for DNA data storage systems

  • Karishma Matange,
  • James M. Tuck,
  • Albert J. Keung

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21587-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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DNA has the potential to store vast amounts of data but it is subject to physical decay. In this Perspective, the authors propose that the stability of DNA should be a key consideration in how it is used for data storage.