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Human genome stored on 'everlasting' memory crystal
Human genome stored on ‘everlasting’ memory crystal
The team at Southampton, led by Professor Peter Kazansky, use ultra-fast lasers to precisely inscribe data into nanostructured voids orientated within silica - with feature sizes as small as 20 nanometres. Memory of Mankind archive in Hallstatt, Austria “We know from the work of others that genetic material of simple organisms can be synthesised and used in an existing cell to create a viable living specimen in a lab,” says Prof Kazansky. “We don’t know if memory crystal technology will ever follow these plaques in distance travelled but each disc can be expected with a high degree of confidence to exceed their survival time,” adds Prof Kazansky.
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