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SteveRiley

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Backup gerbil

Oct 16, 2012, 11:26 PM

Uh...

Alt Text: The furry future of data storage

The ability to store data in DNA molecules is an important breakthrough, not because of the reasons given, but because it allows you to back your data up to a gerbil. Who doesn’t want that? Who doesn't want to say, "I've got my presentation right here, in this gerbil"?
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Oct 17, 2012, 04:28 AM

Talking of storing data in DNA...
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GreyGeek

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Oct 17, 2012, 09:05 AM

Well, if you allow your Gerbil to mate at least half of your data will be automatically "backed up".

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