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Lab-made DNA can store memory like a flash drive

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Researchers at Penn State University engineered synthetic DNA integrated with perovskite semiconductor material to create a memory resistor (memristor) that stores and processes information in the same location, using 100 times less power than traditional flash drives while storing more data; the work was published in Advanced Functional Materials.

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