The artificial intelligence industry, which has plagued our minds for so long, with major breakthroughs continues to come to the fore and account for a large part of its growth to data science debtor.

The fuel of artificial intelligence Where and how is the data stored today? So, how can the invisible DNA molecules make a difference?

A large part of our data is on the devices we use and on the servers of some companies. But this method is not very practical in the long run.

Specifically, our personal data is what we call “Hard Disk Drive” (HDD) in our computers. on discs stored while on our mobile phones in flash drives is stored.

Data created or used in apps and websites on their connected servers. is being saved.

As time passes for data, data from thousands or millions of people accumulates on servers. even more It should also be noted that storage space is needed.

Mega companies like Meta, Google and many more have come up with a solution to this problem. they buy more storage space. But constantly increasing storage space is sometimes time-consuming for these companies with large customer bases. cause trouble and they have to build new buildings for more storage space.

of this problem now most disrupted companies Microsoft And meta It wouldn’t be wrong to say they are. In an article published in 2019, Microsoft detailed the details of the data storage method in DNA and announced the first DNA storage system to be used.

Although there is no signal from Meta yet, the company itself is traveling the world to solve this problem. He is known for building data collection centers.

Visualize all the social media we use in your mind. Think about how many tweets, how many stories, how many posts, how many photos, how many videos you see every day. What we consume and produce everyday content Even for a very large storage space is needed.

This situation means those who already use the internet like you 5 billion the same goes for other people. When you consider this fact, you realize how big the problem really is.

Perhaps the most interesting idea put forward to solve the data storage problem: “Let’s use DNA molecules!”

Studies on the method of storing data in DNA were first conducted in 2013 by geneticists George M. Church and Nick Goldman in a DNA helix. It started with 1 MB of data storage.

Thanks to this method, which was thoroughly developed in the following years, it was realized over time that DNA can contain a lot of data. Up to 700,000 or 1,000,000 years It had storage potential.

Scientists estimate that 1 gram of DNA can store 215 million GB of data. So that of humanity produced so far all information and data in a small room this technology makes storage possible.

Let’s look at genetic engineering and think about how to bring this idea to life.

adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine nucleobase DNA molecules made up of parts we name are not easily accessible structures. First of all one enzyme is selected. This enzyme is then edited in labs, modified to target a specific DNA sequence, mixed with other enzymes if necessary, or mutated in various ways, and finally released to the target. So the changes we want are applied to the DNA sequence we want.

A storage space and an injection tool that does not damage the enzyme are also essential for this method. for this thinner syringes than regular syringes and will prevent the fabric from being affected and polluted by the external environment. DNA tubes is preferred.

The necessary sensitivity and care must be shown to the enzyme at every step of the process, and the parts of the DNA to be edited must be treated with the same sensitivity and care. must be carefully arranged. If we think and use enzymes as a data map, it becomes possible to store data in DNA.

This method, which can make great contributions not only to data science, but to all kinds of science, has both advantages and disadvantages.

The first of these problems is data storage in DNA. very high cost. 1 GB of data storage currently costs $1,300, while 1 TB of storage currently costs $1,300,000. Scientists aim to overcome this problem over time and reduce the cost of 1 TB of data storage to a small amount such as $1.

Another problem is that the stored data radiation and the possibility of deterioration due to similar challenging factors. a possible in a nuclear disaster or like a great solar storm at a major space event It is not yet known whether not only the data in DNA, but also the data on all our actively used devices will be safe.