TY - JOUR
T1 - Data Storage in Cellular DNA
T2 - Contextualizing Diverse Encoding Schemes
AU - Dagher, Gaby G.
AU - Machado, Anthony P.
AU - Davis, Eddie C.
AU - Green, Thomas
AU - Martin, John
AU - Ferguson, Matthew
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - Nature has been using DNA to store biological data for millions of years, and finally humans are learning to use the same medium for our own data. In this paper, we survey the field of cellular DNA encoding, where encoding schemes are used to insert data into pcDNA and ncDNA areas while bypassing the biological restrictions associated with those areas. We first characterize the unique bio-restrictions associated with existing cellular DNA encoding schemes, then we contrast the schemes with respect to the restrictions they meet, supported features, and implementation details. We discuss the pros and cons of the implementation of each encoding scheme, and make recommendations accordingly. Finally, we highlight existing gaps, and provide our insight into future research directions.
AB - Nature has been using DNA to store biological data for millions of years, and finally humans are learning to use the same medium for our own data. In this paper, we survey the field of cellular DNA encoding, where encoding schemes are used to insert data into pcDNA and ncDNA areas while bypassing the biological restrictions associated with those areas. We first characterize the unique bio-restrictions associated with existing cellular DNA encoding schemes, then we contrast the schemes with respect to the restrictions they meet, supported features, and implementation details. We discuss the pros and cons of the implementation of each encoding scheme, and make recommendations accordingly. Finally, we highlight existing gaps, and provide our insight into future research directions.
KW - Cellular DNA
KW - Data storage
KW - Encoding
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85061295051&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/cs_facpubs/287
U2 - 10.1007/s12065-019-00202-z
DO - 10.1007/s12065-019-00202-z
M3 - Article
SN - 1864-5909
VL - 14
SP - 331
EP - 343
JO - Evolutionary Intelligence
JF - Evolutionary Intelligence
IS - 2
ER -