Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK successfully stored the entirety of the human genome sequence onto an indestructible 5D optical memory crystal no bigger than a penny. The indestructibility claims are no joke since the discs can withstand temperatures up to 1,000°C, cosmic radiation, and even direct impact forces of 10 tons per cm2.

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    2 months ago

    Only headache is assuming whoever found it could read it, and parse it.

    Requires microscopy and a compute model of the right standard, right?

    Like to actually parse the bits…

    Sure super aliens could but could post apocalyptic humans in a few centuries, who have regained enough stability to care about such things?

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      2 months ago

      I feel like anyone advanced enough to have use for ancient human DNA data will also be advanced enough to decode unfamiliar storage formats

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      2 months ago

      What is this “care” thing you refer to? Human idea not found . . . /s