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Sep 19, 2024

DNA stored on crystal could bring back humanity billions of years after extinction

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, existential risks

British scientists have stored DNA information for an entire human on a crystal, which could be used to bring back humanity if we become extinct.

The team from the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) used lasers to inscribe the data on a 5D crystal, which they said can survive for billions of years.

Unlike other storage formats, it does not degrade over time.

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