Project description
Archiving information in DNA
Storing data in DNA is an attractive option given the stability of the molecule at room temperature compared to data centres. Importantly, DNA can archive several hundred megabytes of information in a minute space. The only pitfalls are the cost and speed of transferring data to and from DNA molecules. To resolve this issue, the MoSS project funded by the European Innovation Council proposes to develop an automated DNA storage system based on a novel enzymatic technique for the high-throughput synthesis of DNA. This method takes into account the fact that data storage in DNA does not require precise and error-free synthesis, which renders the process more affordable.
Objective
Molecular Storage System (MoSS): Intelligent DNA Data Storage
Several groups, including Helixworks, have demonstrated DNA storage systems over the last few years. The information stored has steadily increased from a few kilobytes to several hundred megabytes. However, current DNA synthesis techniques based on phosphonamidite chemistry are designed for manufacturing error-free DNA for biological applications. Today, synthetic DNA costs $0.001 per nucleotide, making DNA storage seven orders of magnitude more expensive than tape.
Based on results generated from the FET Open project ?OligoArchive? (grant agreement 863320), three of the participants (Helixworks Technologies Limited, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, and EURECOM) are seeking to take the OligoArchive results further, through the development of MoSS ? a new DNA storage system based on a novel enzymatic technique for writing DNA at scale (this innovation was assessed by the JRC?s Market Creation Potential indicator framework as having a ?High? level of market creation potential).
In MoSS, we will investigate novel enzymatic synthesis techniques that can dramatically reduce cost of DNA synthesis by exploiting that using DNA as a data storage medium does not require precise, error-free synthesis. Our consortium members are at the forefront in both academic research (Imperial, Eurecom) in structural biology (especially DNA-binding proteins), synthetic biology, and automation (including cell-free protein synthesis), and industrial research (Helixworks) in pursuing novel, scalable, enzymatic synthesis techniques that can offer low-cost, high-throughput write path to DNA storage.
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- natural sciences biological sciences genetics DNA
- natural sciences biological sciences biochemistry biomolecules proteins
- social sciences sociology industrial relations automation
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-EIC-2021-TRANSITIONOPEN-01
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T23XE10 Cork
Ireland
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