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Your genome could fit on a thumb drive

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All of the complex biological instructions required to construct and operate you take up surprisingly little digital storage. The sequence of chemical base pairs in your chromosomes equates to roughly three gigabytes of raw data, meaning your entire genetic existence could easily fit on a cheap vintage thumb drive. You are far less computationally complex than most modern video games.

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