DNA storage is coming, it's just a matter of when not if SNIA quietly
unveils first specifications for storing bytes in DNA medium, an important first step towards almost ultra-cheap, limitless storage

Date:
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 18:14:58 +0000

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DNA Data Storage Alliance has unveiled Sector Zero and Sector One specifications for storing data in DNA.

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Data will soon be able to be stored in DNA. French startup Biomemory has already shipped a DNA storage device to the general public. Now the DNA Data Storage Alliance, a technology affiliate of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), has unveiled the first specifications for storing vendor and CODEC information within a DNA data archive.

Unlike traditional storage mediums such as tape, HDD, and SSD, DNA lacks a fixed physical structure, necessitating a unique mechanism for reading or "booting up" a DNA archive.

The SNIA DNA Archive Rosetta Stone (DARS) working group has developed two specifications, Sector Zero and Sector One , to enable archive readers to
find the sequence to begin booting up the data. Getting closer

Sector Zero provides the minimal information needed for the archive reader to identify the CODEC used to encode Sector One and the company that synthesized the DNA. Sector One includes information such as a description of contents, a file table, and parameters to transfer to a sequencer.

A key goal of the DNA Data Storage Alliance is to set and publish specifications and standards that allow an interoperable DNA data storage ecosystem to grow, said Dave Landsman, of the DNA Data Storage Alliance Board of Directors.

While theres still a long way to go before DNA storage becomes the norm, Landsman believes were much closer to it than you might imagine. With the publishing of the Alliances first specifications, we take an important step
in achieving that goal, he said. Sector Zero and Sector One are now publicly available, allowing companies working in the space to adopt and implement.

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