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- Title
An alternative approach to nucleic acid memory.
- Authors
Dickinson, George D.; Mortuza, Golam Md; Clay, William; Piantanida, Luca; Green, Christopher M.; Watson, Chad; Hayden, Eric J.; Andersen, Tim; Kuang, Wan; Graugnard, Elton; Zadegan, Reza; Hughes, William L.
- Abstract
DNA is a compelling alternative to non-volatile information storage technologies due to its information density, stability, and energy efficiency. Previous studies have used artificially synthesized DNA to store data and automated next-generation sequencing to read it back. Here, we report digital Nucleic Acid Memory (dNAM) for applications that require a limited amount of data to have high information density, redundancy, and copy number. In dNAM, data is encoded by selecting combinations of single-stranded DNA with (1) or without (0) docking-site domains. When self-assembled with scaffold DNA, staple strands form DNA origami breadboards. Information encoded into the breadboards is read by monitoring the binding of fluorescent imager probes using DNA-PAINT super-resolution microscopy. To enhance data retention, a multi-layer error correction scheme that combines fountain and bi-level parity codes is used. As a prototype, fifteen origami encoded with 'Data is in our DNA!\n' are analyzed. Each origami encodes unique data-droplet, index, orientation, and error-correction information. The error-correction algorithms fully recover the message when individual docking sites, or entire origami, are missing. Unlike other approaches to DNA-based data storage, reading dNAM does not require sequencing. As such, it offers an additional path to explore the advantages and disadvantages of DNA as an emerging memory material. Encoding data in DNA is a promising approach to high density data storage. Here the authors present a prototype sequencing-free method that uses the spatial orientation of DNA strands with super-resolution microscopy readout.
- Subjects
NUCLEIC acids; SINGLE-stranded DNA; RECORDS management; DNA folding; SPATIAL orientation; DATA warehousing; FLUORESCENT probes
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2021, Vol 12, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-021-22277-y