Claims
- 1. A method of storing data in a living organism, comprising the steps of:
a. providing at least one DNA sequence b. encoding said at least one DNA sequence to represent said data; and c. incorporating said at least one DNA sequence into said living organism.
- 2. A method according to claim 1 wherein encoding comprises,
a. providing said data represented as text data, and b. translating said text data by means of a code to DNA comprising the steps of:
i. selecting at least two of the four DNA nucleotide bases to represent specific text, and ii. arranging said nucleotide bases to represent said text data.
- 3. A method according to claim 2 wherein 3 of the four DNA nucleotide bases are selected.
- 4. A method according to claim 2 wherein four DNA nucleotide bases are selected.
- 5. A method according to claim 1 wherein said incorporating comprises transfecting a viable cell of said living organism with said encoded DNA.
- 6. The method according to claim 5 wherein said transfecting a viable cell with encoded DNA comprises the steps of:
a. Inserting said encoded DNA into a vector; and b. Introducing said vector into said viable cell.
- 7. The method according to claim 1 wherein said data is recovered.
- 8. The method according to claim 7 wherein said recovered data is decoded.
- 9. The method according to claim 1 wherein said data is programmed data.
- 10. The method according to claim 9 wherein said programmed data responds to at least one stimulus.
- 11. The method according to claim 1 wherein said living organism is a single-celled living organism.
- 12. The method according to claim 11 wherein said single-celled living organism is a eukaryotic cell.
- 13. The method according to claim 12 wherein said eukaryotic cell is a stem cell.
- 14. The method according to claim 13 wherein said stem cell is allowed to propagate into a multicellular living organism.
- 15. The method according to claim 11 wherein said single-celled living organism is a prokaryotic cell.
- 16. The method according to claim 15 wherein said prokaryotic cell is a bacterial cell.
- 17. The method according to claim 16 wherein said prokaryotic cell is Escherichia coli.
- 18. The method according to claim 16 wherein said prokaryotic cell is Deinococcus radians.
- 19. The method according to claim 1 wherein said living organism is a multi-cellular organism.
- 20. A memory storage system, comprising:
a. a living organism; and b. at least one DNA sequence encoded to represent data, said DNA sequence incorporated into a living organism.
- 21. A memory storage system according to claim 20 wherein said data is maintained in said living organism.
- 22. A memory storage system according to claim 20 wherein said data is retrieved.
- 23. A memory storage system according to claim 22 wherein said retrieved data is decoded to said data.
- 24. A memory storage system according to claim 20 wherein said data is programmed data.
- 25. A memory storage system according to claim 24 wherein said programmed data responds to at least one stimulus.
- 26. A memory storage system according to claim 20 wherein said living organism is a single-celled organism.
- 27. A memory storage system according to claim 26 wherein said single-celled organism is a prokaryotic cell.
- 28. A memory storage system according to claim 26 wherein said prokaryotic cell is a bacterial cell.
- 29. A memory storage system according to claim 28 wherein said bacterial cell is Escherichia coli.
- 30. A memory storage system according to claim 28 wherein said bacterial cell is Deinococcus radians.
- 31. A memory storage system according to claim 26 wherein said single-celled organism is a eukaryotic cell.
- 32. A memory storage system according to claim 31 wherein said eukaryotic cell is a stem cell.
- 33. A memory storage system according to claim 32 wherein said stem cell is allowed to propagate into a multi-cellular living organism.
- 34. A memory storage system according to claim 20 wherein said living organism is a multi-cellular organism.
- 35. A living organism, comprising:
a. DNA encoded to represent data to be decoded thereafter.
- 36. A living organism as in claim 35, wherein said organism is a single-celled organism.
- 37. A living organism as in claim 36, wherein said single-celled organism is a bacterial cell.
- 38. A living organism as in claim 37, wherein said bacterial cell is Deinococcus radians.
- 39. A living organism as in claim 37, wherein said bacterial cell is Escherchia coli.
Government Interests
[0001] This invention was made with Government support under Contract DE-AC0676RLO1830 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The Government has certain rights in the invention.