Salvage (Upsideclown)
A tale of the Fermi paradox featuring data preservation via tardigrade as a means of transmitting information beyond the great filter.
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Galloping, GIFs and Genes: Geneticists Store Moving Image in Living Bacteria — Blog of the Long Now
An interesting approach to digital preservation: storing digital video in the DNA of bacteria.
Is DNA the Future of Data Storage? - WSJ
It’s still many years away from being a viable storage option, but here’s the latest on using DNA to back up our collective data.
Magnetic tape may survive a few decades, and DVDs even longer, but they are by no means immortal. Data stored in DNA, provided it’s kept cold and dry, could last for thousands of years.
“Nope, You’re Dead Now” — Matter
Ant told us this harrowing story in the office two weeks ago. I honestly can’t imagine what it would be like to be in this situation.
DNA molecule plush on Think Geek
Brilliant little magnetic cuddly nucleobases from Jun. You get all four bases to combine to your heart’s content: cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine — take that, Pokémon.
Biochemies :: DNA Molecule Plush Dolls
With magnetic hydrogen bonds!
eVOLVINGoCTOPUS.com » Science Hack Day
A write-up of the "Wearable DNA" hack from Science Hack Day SF.
Bad Science » Madeleine McCann, the Observer, and their special magic quantum DNA box (with secret energy source)
I've said it before and I'll say it again: the Bad Science blog deserves a medal.