First, to store information as DNA, scientists have to determine how the data will be translated. DNA is a base 4 system; in contrast, computers store and process information in binary.

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But there is always room for improvement. An innovative method now allows DNA to store information as a binary code — the same strings of 0s and 1s used by standard computers.