We look at how to gain structure from unstructured data, via AI/ML analytics to create new records, selecting object data via SQL and storing unstructured files in NoSQL formats.

People want to store data for the long term for a huge variety of reasons. One is science – researchers are generating unprecedented amounts of data, and the more they have, the better.

Matthew Hutson on how storing data in DNA could revolutionize the way we keep and process information, and on various projects and startups exploring this science.