Microsoft's data might be intact for thousands of years to come, now that it's looking into DNA storage as an option. The company has purchased 10-million-long oligonucleotides (DNA or RNA ...

Microsoft is testing 10 million long oligonucleotides of DNA, "prehistoric information technology," for long-term, secure data storage.

Microsoft is one of the biggest players in cloud storage and is looking at DNA data storage to gain an advantage over the competition by using its unparalleled density, sustainability, and shelf life.

To solve this impending problem, Microsoft is turning to DNA. According to Seagate, in 2018 we created 33 zettabytes of data, but by 2025 that will have grown to 175 zettabytes.

Microsoft is among the companies dabbling in DNA to store data, a sci-fi prompt that gets very exciting very quickly. A tech startup called Twist Bioscience reports that it has sold 10 million ...

Microsoft is keen on synthetic DNA as a future long-term archival medium that could solve the world's need for more data storage.

With a “hello,” Microsoft and UW demonstrate the first fully-automated DNA data storage and retrieval system. Photo: Microsoft ...

Microsoft has partnered with a San Francisco-based company to encode information on synthetic DNA to test its potential as a new medium for data storage.

Collaborating with the University of Washington, Microsoft has demonstrated a system that can store information in synthetic DNA and then retrieve the data afterward. The proof-of-concept device ...

Move over tape and optical. Microsoft is working with a genetics startup to test the feasibility of creating a synthetic DNA-based storage system that can archive zettabyte-scale data. Microsoft ...

Could tomorrow's data centers store information in the form of synthetic DNA? Researchers from Microsoft and the University of Washington have successfully encoded the word "hello" into DNA -- and ...

That's why Microsoft has partnered with the University of Washington and DNA synthesis leader Twist Bioscience, which has received investments from Illumina and Applied Materials , among others.