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<h2>CryptoGE®M: Encode it, keep it</h2>
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<p class="half-left">The world's silicon supply won't be able to  
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<p class="half-left">The world's silicon supply won't be able to  
cover the demand for data storage by 2040. However, nature has been  
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cover the demand for data storage by 2040. However, nature has been  
encoding enormous amounts of information in DNA for billions of  
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encoding enormous amounts of information in DNA for billions of  
years. By introducing a sequence into DNA of bacterial spores, one  
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years. By introducing a sequence into DNA of bacterial spores, one  
of the most resistant-to-harsh-conditions forms of life,  
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of the most resistant-to-harsh-conditions forms of life,  
"CryptoGERM" tries to combine storing information and transferring  
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"CryptoGERM" tries to combine storing information and transferring  
it in a safe way. The goal is to safely send a key and an encrypted  
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it in a safe way. The goal is to safely send a key and an encrypted  
message in two separate spore systems of Bacillus subtilis. Digital  
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message in two separate spore systems of Bacillus subtilis. Digital  
and biological protection layers will prevent this information from  
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and biological protection layers will prevent this information from  
being captured by unauthorized parties. The message is protected by  
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being captured by unauthorized parties. The message is protected by  
computational encryption, while the sensitive key can only be  
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computational encryption, while the sensitive key can only be  
accessed from the spores with the right growing conditions. For  
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accessed from the spores with the right growing conditions. For  
example, light-switchable antibiotics have to be activated by the  
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example, light-switchable antibiotics have to be activated by the  
correct frequency of light. If the recipient fails, the sequence  
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correct frequency of light. If the recipient fails, the sequence  
will be destroyed and the message is lost forever.</p>
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will be destroyed and the message is lost forever.</p>
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CryptoGE®M
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CryptoGE®M: Encode it, keep it

The world's silicon supply won't be able to cover the demand for data storage by 2040. However, nature has been encoding enormous amounts of information in DNA for billions of years. By introducing a sequence into DNA of bacterial spores, one of the most resistant-to-harsh-conditions forms of life, "CryptoGERM" tries to combine storing information and transferring it in a safe way. The goal is to safely send a key and an encrypted message in two separate spore systems of Bacillus subtilis. Digital and biological protection layers will prevent this information from being captured by unauthorized parties. The message is protected by computational encryption, while the sensitive key can only be accessed from the spores with the right growing conditions. For example, light-switchable antibiotics have to be activated by the correct frequency of light. If the recipient fails, the sequence will be destroyed and the message is lost forever.

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