How can DNA be used to store information?

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I heard that DNA could be used as the smallest flash drive possible with a much larger storage capability than anything else we have today, if that is the case, how does that work? is it always human DNA?

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Ok so I did a quick google and learns something they actually did it! I learned this a a hypothetical or a way to conceptualize the capacity of DNA so this is exciting for me thank you.

Basically you have adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T). These tiny guys bind in pairs always A&T as one and C&G as the other. They will read out ACG TAG CCT GGA with every 3 being one piece of information (like a letter of a word) put enough letters together and you have words.

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