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DNA-Correcting Codes: End-to-end Correction in DNA Storage Systems (2304.10391v2)
Published 20 Apr 2023 in cs.IT and math.IT
Abstract: This paper introduces a new solution to DNA storage that integrates all three steps of retrieval, namely clustering, reconstruction, and error correction. DNA-correcting codes are presented as a unique solution to the problem of ensuring that the output of the storage system is unique for any valid set of input strands. To this end, we introduce a novel distance metric to capture the unique behavior of the DNA storage system and provide necessary and sufficient conditions for DNA-correcting codes. The paper also includes several bounds and constructions of DNA-correcting codes.