The entire human genome consists of about 3 billion base pairs, laser-etched onto a five-dimensional memory crystal using a revolutionary new technology, thanks to which the data can be preserved for billions of years, so that the data can be retrieved even in the event of extinction.
Using a new technique, scientists at the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre have been able to store up to 360 terabytes of information without loss for billions of years. The crystal is equivalent to fused quartz, one of the most chemically and thermally durable materials on Earth. It is written In advertising. It is resistant to frost, fire, temperatures up to 1000 degrees Celsius, as well as extreme pressure and cosmic radiation.
Data It is encoded in two visual dimensions and three spatial coordinates.that is, in 5D. According to the researchers, the memory crystal is so durable that it will be able to survive even humanity. But they will use the new technology primarily to preserve the genomes of endangered plant and animal species in this way. Thanks to this, if in the future there is technology to restore extinct species from DNA, it will be possible to recreate these extinct species.
