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  • LogOn DNA Data Storage USAGM
  • May 31, 2022
  • Content Type Package
  • Language English
  • Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: LogOn DNA Data Storage (TV, R) HEADLINE: LogOn: DNA Molecules May Ease Future Data Storage Crunch TEASER: Researchers say DNA can replace hard drives to help store the world’s ever-increasing digital output PUBLISHED AT: 5/31/2022 AT 12:30PM BYLINE: Matt Dibble CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: SAN FRANCISCO, CA VIDEOGRAPHER: Matt Dibble PRODUCER: Matt Dibble SCRIPT EDITORS: Michelle Quinn, Reifenrath VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, Storyblocks, Skype, Twist Bioscience, University of Washington, Microsoft Research, UNESCO, YouTube / Netflix, Wikimedia Commons/Rob Bogaerts PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV X RADIO _X_ TRT: 1:55 VID APPROVED BY: mia TYPE: TV/R EDITOR NOTES: A few things: ((We are putting ‘LogOn’ in the headline to help with coding issues post release. A longer version of this script and package was created and produced. This is the LogOn version. )) ((INTRO)) [[Researchers say DNA can replace hard drives to help store the world’s ever-increasing digital output. Matt Dibble has the story.]] ((NARRATOR)) ((Source: Storyblocks—no onscreen credit needed)) The amount of data people generate each day is growing exponentially. Researchers warn that within decades, we could exceed the ability to store it all with current technologies. ((NARRATOR)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Microsoft/University of Washington)) An international consortium of researchers is exploring one possible solution: ((NARRATOR)) DNA, the oldest form of data storage on Earth. [[For radio: Jeff Nivala, who researches DNA at the University of Washington, spoke with VOA via Skype]] ((Jeff Nivala, Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Skype)) “DNA is attractive for several reasons. One, it’s incredibly dense, so you can store information in a very small space. All the information that is currently on the internet, if it was stored in DNA, it would be able to fit inside of a shoebox.” ((NARRATOR))((Mandatory courtesy: Microsoft/University of Washington)) Researchers say data stored on DNA can last for thousands of years and is a media format that is unlikely to become obsolete since humans will always have an interest in reading biological DNA. ((NARRATOR)) Twist Bioscience in San Francisco synthesizes DNA for a wide range of uses, including data storage. It has automated and miniaturized the process of turning digital information into DNA. ((NARRATOR)) The code of digital information, which is made up of ones and zeros, can be translated to the genetic code of DNA, which consists of four chemical compounds known as A, C, G and T. [[For radio: ...says Emily Leproust, the CEO of Twist Bioscience]] ((Emily Leproust, Twist Bioscience CEO)) “The process of writing DNA starts from literally four bottles: A, C, G, T.” ((Mandatory courtesy: Twist Bioscience)) “Then the next step is to physically write the A, C, G, T on silicon. It’s basically 3D printing of A, C, G, T on silicon.” ((NARRATOR)) Then, sometime in the future, the DNA on that silicon chip can be translated back into digital information. ((NARRATOR)) ((Mandatory courtesy: UNESCO)) Twist has already archived a United Nations document, ((NARRATOR)) ((Mandatory Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons/Rob Bogaerts)) music recordings, ((NARRATOR)) ((Source: YouTube/Netflix)) and a Netflix show in DNA. ((NARRATOR)) ((Matt Dibble for VOA News, San Francisco))
  • Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: LogOn DNA Data Storage (TV, R) HEADLINE: LogOn: DNA Molecules May Ease Future Data Storage Crunch TEASER: Researchers say DNA can replace hard drives to help store the world’s ever-increasing digital output PUBLISHED AT: 5/31/2022 AT 12:30PM BYLINE: Matt Dibble CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: SAN FRANCISCO, CA VIDEOGRAPHER: Matt Dibble PRODUCER: Matt Dibble SCRIPT EDITORS: Michelle Quinn, Reifenrath VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, Storyblocks, Skype, Twist Bioscience, University of Washington, Microsoft Research, UNESCO, YouTube / Netflix, Wikimedia Commons/Rob Bogaerts PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV X RADIO _X_ TRT: 1:55 VID APPROVED BY: mia TYPE: TV/R EDITOR NOTES: A few things: ((We are putting ‘LogOn’ in the headline to help with coding issues post release. A longer version of this script and package was created and produced. This is the LogOn version. )) ((INTRO)) [[Researchers say DNA can replace hard drives to help store the world’s ever-increasing digital output. Matt Dibble has the story.]] ((NARRATOR)) ((Source: Storyblocks—no onscreen credit needed)) The amount of data people generate each day is growing exponentially. Researchers warn that within decades, we could exceed the ability to store it all with current technologies. ((NARRATOR)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Microsoft/University of Washington)) An international consortium of researchers is exploring one possible solution: ((NARRATOR)) DNA, the oldest form of data storage on Earth. [[For radio: Jeff Nivala, who researches DNA at the University of Washington, spoke with VOA via Skype]] ((Jeff Nivala, Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Skype)) “DNA is attractive for several reasons. One, it’s incredibly dense, so you can store information in a very small space. All the information that is currently on the internet, if it was stored in DNA, it would be able to fit inside of a shoebox.” ((NARRATOR))((Mandatory courtesy: Microsoft/University of Washington)) Researchers say data stored on DNA can last for thousands of years and is a media format that is unlikely to become obsolete since humans will always have an interest in reading biological DNA. ((NARRATOR)) Twist Bioscience in San Francisco synthesizes DNA for a wide range of uses, including data storage. It has automated and miniaturized the process of turning digital information into DNA. ((NARRATOR)) The code of digital information, which is made up of ones and zeros, can be translated to the genetic code of DNA, which consists of four chemical compounds known as A, C, G and T. [[For radio: ...says Emily Leproust, the CEO of Twist Bioscience]] ((Emily Leproust, Twist Bioscience CEO)) “The process of writing DNA starts from literally four bottles: A, C, G, T.” ((Mandatory courtesy: Twist Bioscience)) “Then the next step is to physically write the A, C, G, T on silicon. It’s basically 3D printing of A, C, G, T on silicon.” ((NARRATOR)) Then, sometime in the future, the DNA on that silicon chip can be translated back into digital information. ((NARRATOR)) ((Mandatory courtesy: UNESCO)) Twist has already archived a United Nations document, ((NARRATOR)) ((Mandatory Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons/Rob Bogaerts)) music recordings, ((NARRATOR)) ((Source: YouTube/Netflix)) and a Netflix show in DNA. ((NARRATOR)) ((Matt Dibble for VOA News, San Francisco))
  • NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
  • Network VOA
  • Embargo Date May 31, 2022 13:07 EDT
  • Byline Matt Dibble
  • Brand / Language Service Voice of America
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