Every technological innovation

everyone needs the first person to eat crabs

insist on sticking to the cold bench for ten or twenty years

even 30 years, or longer & hellip;& hellip;

let's look at the history of DNA storage development.

Maybe surprised

but we may see new hopes

source: Global Storage watch | Hot topics in science and technology]

I am very curious | Why do French people have a strong interest in DNA storage?

According to foreign media sources, the French start-up company Biomemory has launched a commercial DNA storage product, which requires US $1,000 for 1kB of storage space. This DNA card is much more expensive than a standard hard disk. I don't know how many times. The retail price of 1TB hard disk market is only a few hundred yuan, only dozens of dollars. It is estimated that Biomemory will realize EB-level DNA storage & ldquo; Array & rdquo; By 2030;. Imagine the future, will carbon-based and silicon-based be at the same time in the field of data storage?

Take a closer look at this DNA stored message, as follows:

of course, DNA storage is regarded as a potential storage technology due to its high storage density and low energy consumption processing, and has become a new opportunity to meet the challenges of data storage growth. However, at present, the price is not easy to benefit, and the read and write costs of DNA storage are not low.

Therefore, we can see that the price of the world's first commercial DNA storage product at 1kb is 1,000 US dollars, which is about 8,000 RMB. Therefore, DNA storage is absolutely expensive, so it is absolutely unpopular. You see, Dell EMC, the leader of the global storage industry, has never been touched, and IBM, who is willing to sit on the bench and good at basic research, has never been touched. The difficulty is really difficult.

Although it is so expensive, the founder of this French start-up company still looks forward to the future. At present, 1KB costs 1,000 US dollars, 100PB in 2026 costs 150000 US dollars, and 1000PB & hellip;& hellip; In 2030; Industry insiders commented on this, whether the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

However, technological progress really requires incredible persistence, and real innovation will eventually emerge.

To this end, Biomemory has made significant progress in DNA data storage. It was disclosed that machines specially designed for the storage of synthetic DNA data in data centers have been built. The first model can be operated independently and will be unveiled for the first time in 2026. More advanced versions are expected to exceed EB-level storage in 2030.

Recently, Biomemory launched a B2C product to demonstrate its technical capabilities and business preparation. This initial product not only proves the technical maturity of Biomemory, but also serves as a bridge to explore various use cases.

At present, the scale of Biomemory laboratory has tripled, attracting new talents and establishing strategic partnership in the industry.

As the first product of Biomemory, DNA card, was put on the market, a fact has been confirmed that DNA data storage itself is developing rapidly.

What do you think of the development of DNA storage?

Let's look at the development news of domestic DNA storage. Around 2022, the research team of synthetic biology led by academician yuanyingjin of Tianjin University innovated the DNA storage algorithm and stored ten Dunhuang murals into DNA, through experiments, it is verified that mural information can be stored for thousands of years at room temperature in the laboratory. This algorithm supports DNA molecules to become one of the most reliable data storage media in the world, which can keep the information of human cultural heritage facing the crisis of aging and damage for thousands of years. It is only implemented in the laboratory, and there is no preparation for product commercialization.

From laboratory to commercial products, the people who make products should have a deep understanding of the distance. There is still a long way to go.

According to further analysis, some friends said very firmly that storage as a demand will always exist, but the carrier of this demand will constantly change.