By Apers0n (DNA Double Helix by NHGRI.jpg) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Synthetic Biology is a field bound to change the way we think of data and even ourselves. Certainly fiction and film has explored this in biopunk and cyberpunk… the first that came to mind written by our own Kim Knox, Synthetic Dreams.
So I’m left here wondering, if I’m going to store my pictures, music, and my mess of manuscript fragments in a bit of DNA storage, where would I keep it? The tip of my finger? Or, maybe a little plant that sits next to my computer…however that may look in the future. I’m thinking that living storage might be quite neat indeed. And can you picture the change in our landfills? Down with all those ipod chargers and circuit boards and let’s just keep everything in our fingertip.
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Ella Drake is a dark paranormal and science fiction romance author. You can find her on Twitter, Facebook, & Goodreads.
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ooo you said biopunk
I love this living technology idea. Could it go further, not just created data, but self data? Could we keep backups of ourselves at certain moments in our life –like Mac’s Time Machine — to either re-remember times (a scientific pensieve from HP?) or to do a full restore if our brain failed? Then of course, you have to chose what synthetic body it goes into… <–runs wild with the bunnies
And thanks for the mention!