This article about DNA Storage originally appeared on The Digital Speaker and below is a summary. Get ready for a mind-blowing leap in data storage technology: DNA storage! As we generate and consume massive amounts of data daily, traditional storage solutions struggle to keep up. Enter DNA storage, a cutting-edge technology that can pack enormous amounts of data into an … [Read more...] about Storing the World in a Sugar Cube: The DNA Data Revolution Unfolds
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What is DNA Computing and Why is it Important
DNA computing is a new field of research that uses DNA as a data storage device and biological computation to solve problems. The idea stems from the study of DNA replication and transcription. However, it has been limited to simple computational tasks like finding optimal solutions for combinatorial problems. In this article, we will look at what DNA computing is, how it works … [Read more...] about What is DNA Computing and Why is it Important
How to Solve Genomics’ Big Data Management Problem
Today, medical and technological advancements are made more rapidly than ever before. Often the two go hand in hand, as seen in surgical robots and nanotechnology to name a couple. Even research and experiments on things that were previously theoretical or purely misunderstood are now opened up through the advancements in technology. In the case of genomics, uncountable hours … [Read more...] about How to Solve Genomics’ Big Data Management Problem
8 Challenges for the Biomedical Industry in terms of Big Data
We are anticipating an exponential growth in the availability of genomics big data, thank to Next-generation Sequencing (NGS) platforms that have reduced the time and cost for sequencing genomes. NIH data (see Figure 1) indicates a reduction in the cost of sequencing an entire genome from $100M in 2001 to around $1,000 in 2015. In a landmark diagnostic genomics case study in … [Read more...] about 8 Challenges for the Biomedical Industry in terms of Big Data
Big Data at Walmart is All About Big Numbers; 40 Petabytes a Day!
Some time ago, I already wrote about how Walmart has made Big Data part of their DNA. Since I wrote that post about two years ago, Walmart has continued to expand their Big Data practices. Their objective is to know what every product in the world is, to know who every person in the world is and to have the ability to connect them together in transaction. Rather ambitious … [Read more...] about Big Data at Walmart is All About Big Numbers; 40 Petabytes a Day!
