Apparatus for High Density Information Storage in Molecular Chains

A method including random access read/write of information to/from DNA in a tube wherein digital data is encoded in DNA through synthesis and decoded from DNA through sequencing.

A microfluidic manifold to hold capillary tubes enabling reagent delivery for DNA synthesis.

A parallelized chain-synthesizing apparatus, comprising:

• at least one tube, in which different arbitrary sequences of polymeric chains are synthesized;
• and
• an optical addressing system for selective delivery of light to different locations on the tube to mediate or control chemical reactions for the synthesis of the different sequences at the locations.

A parallelized chain-synthesizing apparatus, comprising:

• volumetric regions in which different arbitrary sequences of polymeric chains are synthesized;
• and
• a spatial light modulator that selectively delivers light to the different volumetric regions to mediate or control chemical reactions for the synthesis of the different sequences in the regions.

A tube with immobilized seed molecules inside.