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Library of Congress Contributes Digitized Collections to America250 Time Capsule, Stored via Synthetic DNA
The Library of Congress shared the following:As part of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations, the Library of Congress will make a trailblazing contribution to the America250 Time Capsule in Philadelphia in July: a tiny metal vial holding synthetic DNA encoded with digital copies from the Library’s collections. … Working with the University of Washington’s Molecular Information Systems Lab, the Library has converted selected digital data into synthesized DNA strands encased in a metal vial about the length of a pencil eraser. … The encasement includes a small chip containing decoding instructions, ensuring the synthetic DNA sequence can be reassembled into its original digital data when America’s Time Capsule is opened in 2276. … Unlike biological DNA, synthetic DNA is manufactured from chemicals and cannot be used to create or modify living cells or organisms. It does, however, leverage the unique storage and data recovery properties of DNA, offering a promising option for long-term preservation of massive amounts of digital data. For more information, read the press release.
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