"SMOKE ON THE WATER" PRESERVED IN DNA FOREVER

Deep Purple’s classic song “Smoke on the Water” has been preserved in DNA. As part of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Archive, the experimental procedure marks the first time DNA has been used to record information, and that information was “Smoke on the Water”. The project is working to use DNA as a secure long-term storage medium. Deoxyribonucleic acid can remain in a stable condition for thousands of years, and is immune from emerging technologies that supersede storage formats that have been used in the past (like papyrus, paper, vinyl, tape, CDs, microchips, etc.) DNA storage takes up very little space, is very easy to copy, and will remain readable through time. Says one scientist involved in the project: “There will be no new technology to replace DNA – nature has already optimized the format.”
* “Rock on!” he added.
* Now they have to invent a microscopic MP3 player.
* DNA lasts forever. I believe that’s already been proven with blacklight on those CSI shows.
* Careful – exposure to radiation could cause “Smoke on the Water” to mutate into Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”.
* I believe much of classic rock is already preserved in our DNA. You can’t go anywhere without hearing it.