We're inching closer to DNA computing

The system is analogous to a computer, but instead of using transistors and diodes, it uses molecules to represent a six-bit binary number.

Long road to commercially viable, but researchers are solving for the future state. #innovation #futurism

This is so cool--teenaged me would be in awe. I remember speculating wildly with my AP Bio teacher decades ago about whether something like this could be possible. She didn't knock the idea, but we definitely came to the conclusion that it'd take a long time to get to this point. Guess it wasn't so far off as all that. Microsoft just booted up the first “DNA drive” for storing data https://bit.ly/2uote1c #emergingtech

As we hit the physical limit of silicon chips, both #dnacomputing and #quantumcomputing offer interesting exponential opportunity

One can either be excited or scared silly with this announcement. #Biocomputing was the stuff of sci-fi; real-world is getting closer. Think #mooreslaw might well apply here. #Rackspace #Rackerjobs #Rackerlife

This reminds me of the days back in the lab, in Austria, where I did my PhD. It's the kind of tinkering and experimenting that keeps you up at night, and weekend after weekend in the lab. One of my close friends at that time never stopped going, regardless of the failed attempts at solving a problem he incurred. It's what you may call the 'relentless resourcefulness' of an entrepreneur... In my case, the tinkering led to the development of a diagnostic device. So, I have no doubt that there will be DNA storage devices in the future... #DNAstorage #innovation