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Researchers want to develop a DNA-based storage system in three years

Forward-looking: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the natural polymer making up the genetic traits of all life forms (and many viruses) known to man. Scientists have been trying to exploit DNA's unique capabilities in the digital realm for a very long time, and a new European-funded initiative is now seemingly confident it can achieve this potentially revolutionary result in just three years.
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Laptop fire on American Airlines flight leads to emergency evacuation, injuries

A passenger captured the chaotic scenes
What just happened? In an incident that brings back memories of the exploding Galaxy Note 7 saga, an electronic device caught fire inside a jet last week. The culprit on this occasion was a laptop, and thankfully the plane was still on the tarmac waiting to leave when its cabin filled with smoke and had to be evacuated.
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