Is DNA the future of data storage? - Leo Bear-McGuinness

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/tededView full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-dna-the-future-of-data-storage-leo-bear-mcguinnessIn the event of a nuclear fallout, every piece of digital and written information could all be lost. Luckily, there is a way that all of human history could be recorded and safely stored beyond the civilizations end. And the key ingredient is inside all of us: our DNA. Leo Bear-McGuinness explains. Lesson by Leo Bear-McGuinness, animation by TED-Ed.Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible.Sdiep Sriram, Hachik Masis Bagdatyan, Matteo De Micheli, Alex Schenkman, Kostadin Mandulov, Miami Beach Family, David & Pamela Fialkoff, Ruth Fang, Mayra Urbano, Brittiny Elman, Tan YH, Vivian James, Ryohky Araya, Mayank Kaul, Steven LaVoy, Adil Abdulla, Megan Whiteleather, Mircea Oprea, Jen, Paul Coupe.