A robust and reliable codec is the backbone for any digital DNA storage. A recent work introduces a codec based on ancient Chinese philosophy, yin–yang, that outperforms other codecs in terms of reliability and physical information density.
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Gupta, M.K. The yin–yang codec for archival DNA storage. Nat Comput Sci 2, 219–220 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43588-022-00235-y
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