Project to Store All Data on the Internet “Within Us”

The artificial intelligence industry, which has been plaguing our minds for so long, with great breakthroughs continues to come to the fore and 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 stored on the devices we use and on the servers of some companies. But this method is not very practical in the long run.

In particular, our personal data is what we call “Hard Disk” (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 is on their connected servers. being stored.

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

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

from this problem now most disturbed companies Microsoft And Meta It would not be wrong to say that 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 such signal from Meta yet, the company itself has been traveling around the world to solve this problem. He is famous 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 each day. What we consume and produce everyday content Even for a very large storage space is needed.

This situation means that those who are already using the internet like you 5 billion same goes for other people. When you take this fact into account, you realize how big the problem actually is.

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

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

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

According to scientists’ estimates, 215 million GB of data can be stored in 1 gram of DNA. So that of humankind produced so far all information and data in a small room storage will be possible thanks to this technology.

Let’s take a look at genetic engineering and consider how this idea can be brought to life.

adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine nucleobase DNA molecules made up of parts we call are not easily accessible structures. First of all, a enzyme is selected. This enzyme is then edited in laboratories, adjusted to target a specific DNA sequence, mixed with other enzymes if necessary, or mutated by various methods, and ultimately released to the target. Thus, the changes we want are applied to the DNA sequence we want.

For this method, a storage area and an injecting tool that will not damage the enzyme are also essential. for this thinner syringes than regular syringes and will prevent the substance from being affected and polluted by the external environment. DNA tubes is preferred.

In every step of the process, the necessary sensitivity and care should be shown to the enzyme, and the parts of the DNA to be edited should be treated with the same sensitivity and care. should be carefully arranged. If we think and use enzymes as a data folder, it will be possible to store data in DNA.

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

The first of these troubles is data storage in DNA. very high cost. 1GB of data storage currently costs $1,300, while 1TB of data storage currently costs $1,300,000. Scientists aim to overcome this problem over time and reduce the cost of 1TB 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 troublesome factors. a possible in a nuclear disaster or like a big solar storm in 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.