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An Improved Huffman Coding Method for Archiving Text, Images, and Music Characters in DNA

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Ailenberg, Menachem, Rotstein, Ori D.·2009·BioTechniques

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An improved Huffman coding method for information storage in DNA is described. The method entails the utilization of modified unambiguous base assignment that enables efficient coding of characters. A plasmid-based library with efficient and reliable information retrieval and assembly with uniquely designed primers is described. We illustrate our approach by synthesis of DNA that encodes text, images, and music, which could easily be retrieved by DNA sequencing using the specific primers. The method is simple and lends itself to automated information retrieval.

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  • Ailenberg and Rotstein (2009) encoded text, music, and images in DNA by using modified Huffman coding.

    “Ailenberg and Rotstein (2009) encoded text, music, and images in DNA by using modified Huffman coding (Figure 3) [17].”

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Authors
Ailenberg, M., & Rotstein, O. D.
Affiliations
St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
Venue
BioTechniques
Published
2009-09
Volume
47
Issue
3
Pages
747-754
ISSN
  • 0736-6205 (ISSN-L)
  • 1940-9818
OpenAlex
W2081311564
Cited by
83
References
10
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0.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • BioTechniques (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (37779)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA and Biological Computing
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Algorithms and Data Compression
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fractal and DNA sequence analysis
Keywords
DNA data storage, Huffman coding, plasmid library, primer design, DNA synthesis, text encoding, image compression, music encoding, automated information retrieval
MeSH terms
Amino Acid Sequence, Base Sequence, DNA, Molecular Sequence Data, Plasmids, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Computational Biology, Databases, Genetic

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