How the Library of Congress packed 250 years of U.S. history into a vial the size of a quarter |
How the Library of Congress packed 250 years of U.S. history into a vial the size of a quarter
Using synthetic DNA, the LOC shrunk down handwritten lyrics to the ‘Star-Spangled Banner,’ a rendering of Abe Lincoln’s hand, and more historical documents.
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To save on space, the Library of Congress is packing what would otherwise be pages and pages worth of documents and other media from U.S. history into a single vial for the nation’s time capsule marking 250 years since the founding. The method........