// DNA-ENCODED ARCHIVAL

STOREEVERYTHING.

IN NOTHING.

Petabytes encoded into synthetic DNA strands. Zero energy. Zero decay. Outlasts every storage medium civilization has ever built.

Density
215 PB
per gram
Durability
10,000
years
Retrieval
99.99%
accuracy
0x4E41545A
GCTAGCTA
0xFF2D8A
ATG-CCG-TAA
ARCHIVE_2026
0xDEADBEEF
CGCGATCG
SHA256:a3f...
1g DNA = 215 PB
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// ROW_01 — THE CRISIS

THE DATASPHERE
IS DROWNING.

Global Datasphere Growth
EXABYTES CREATED ANNUALLY
175 ZB
2020
40 ZB
2022
97 ZB
2024
147 ZB
2025
175 ZB
2027
284 ZB
SOURCE: IDC DATASPHERE REPORT 2025
Cold Storage TCO
5-YEAR COST PROJECTION
AWS S3 Glacier$4.2M/PB/5yr
Azure Archive$3.8M/PB/5yr
On-Prem Tape$2.1M/PB/5yr
Helix DNA$0.04M/PB/5yr
DNA encoding reduces 5yr TCO by 99.1% vs. cloud cold storage.
Storage Media Lifespan
HALF-LIFE COMPARISON
Magnetic Tape (LTO)
$8/TB/yr
30 yrs
DEGRADING
Hard Disk Drive
$12/TB/yr
5–7 yrs
FAILING
Flash / SSD
$40/TB/yr
3–5 yrs
VOLATILE
Optical Disc
$15/TB/yr
50–100 yrs
LIMITED
Synthetic DNA
$0.001/TB/yr*
10,000 yrs
PERMANENT
FIELD REPORT — CDO SURVEY 2025
"WE ARE PAYING
$2.1M/YEAR
TO STORE DATA THAT MAY NOT SURVIVE THE DECADE."
DR
Dr. Rachel Okonkwo
Chief Data Officer, National Archives Authority
CRISIS
// ROW_02 — THE SOLUTION

SIX STEPS.
PERMANENT RECORD.

01

BINARY INGESTION

Raw digital files — any format, any size — ingested through the Helix Encoder. Checksums verified. Redundancy maps generated.

256-bit SHA hash per block
02

BASE-4 TRANSLATION

Binary (0/1) translated to nucleotide quaternary code (A/T/G/C). Four bases. Infinite combinations. 2 bits per nucleotide.

2 bits → 1 nucleotide
03

ERROR CORRECTION

Fountain codes and Reed-Solomon parity applied. Redundant sequences embedded. Retrieval guaranteed even at 40% strand damage.

40% damage tolerance
04

OLIGO SYNTHESIS

Helix synthesis partners produce 200-nucleotide oligonucleotides. Each oligo encodes a unique address + payload fragment.

200-mer oligonucleotides
05

LYOPHILIZATION

DNA pool freeze-dried into silica powder. Sealed in argon-purged borosilicate vials. No refrigeration. No power. No decay.

Silica encapsulation
06

SEQUENCING & RETRIEVAL

Nanopore sequencing decodes any subset on demand. Metadata index enables random-access retrieval in under 4 hours.

<4hr retrieval window
What 215 petabytes looks like
The complete digital output of 215 petabytes of human civilization — encoded into a vial you could hold in your palm.
🏭
40,000 sq ft
floor space
Data Center
📼
12,000
tape cartridges
LTO Tape Library
💾
2,150
x 100TB drives
Hard Drive Array
🧪
1g
synthetic DNA
Helix DNA Vial
// ROW_03 — PILOT PROGRAMS

PROOF.
NOT PROMISES.

Three enterprise pilots. 24 months of operation. 4,200 retrieval events. The numbers speak.

9.2 PB
Total data encoded
across all pilots
99.99%
Mean retrieval accuracy
across 4,200 retrievals
$15.1M
5-year savings delivered
vs. cloud cold storage
0
Media failures
in 24 months of operation
GOVERNMENT
ACTIVE

National Archives Authority

USA

Complete digitized federal records archive encoded. Cold retrieval on demand. Zero media failures in 18-month pilot.

Data Encoded
2.4 PB
Retrieval Accuracy
99.99%
5-Year Savings
$4.2M/5yr
BIOTECH
ACTIVE

GenVault Biotech

USA

Genomic sequencing data and clinical trial records. Write-once archival with cryptographic provenance chain.

Data Encoded
890 TB
Retrieval Accuracy
99.97%
5-Year Savings
$1.1M/5yr
FINANCE
PILOT

Meridian Financial Group

USA

SEC-compliant 7-year transaction archive migration from AWS Glacier. Audit retrieval in under 4 hours.

Data Encoded
5.7 PB
Retrieval Accuracy
99.99%
5-Year Savings
$9.8M/5yr
FEDERAL ARCHIVESGENOMIC SEQUENCINGFINANCIAL COMPLIANCERESEARCH LIBRARIESMEDIA VAULTSLEGAL DISCOVERYNATIONAL SECURITYCLINICAL TRIALSSATELLITE IMAGERYFEDERAL ARCHIVESGENOMIC SEQUENCINGFINANCIAL COMPLIANCERESEARCH LIBRARIESMEDIA VAULTSLEGAL DISCOVERYNATIONAL SECURITYCLINICAL TRIALSSATELLITE IMAGERY
// INTERACTIVE — STORAGE AUDIT

CALCULATE YOUR
STORAGE LIABILITY.

Configure Your Archive
1yr5yr10yr
Current 5-Year Cost
$20K
On-Premises LTO Tape · 500TB
Helix DNA 5-Year Cost
$100
Synthetic DNA · $0.04/TB/yr · 10,000yr durability
You Save
$20K
99.5%
over 5 years · includes synthesis + vial storage
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HELIX
// PRIMARY CTA — DOWNLOAD

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99.99%
retrieval accuracy across 4,200 events
99.1%
cost reduction vs. cloud cold storage
10,000yr
proven durability in silica encapsulation
0
media failures in 24 months of operation
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