%0 Journal Article
%T Hiding data in DNA of living organisms
%A Shu-Hong Jiao
%A Robert Goutte
%J Natural Science
%P 181-184
%@ 2150-4105
%D 2009
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ns.2009.13023
%X Recent research has considered DNA an inter-esting medium for long-term and ultra compact information storage and a stegomedium for hid-den messages. Artificial components of DNA with encoded information can be added to the genome of living organisms, such as common bacteria. With this approach, a medium for very height densities information storage, water-marks for protection patents of genetically mo- dified organisms (GMOs) and secure public keys for decrypting hidden information in stega- nocryptography, can be obtained. In this paper, we have selected a Bacillus subtilis gene (tatAD) and use the specific properties of silent muta-tions to obtain a biologically innocuous product. An adapted code for the message insertion in this gene is proposed.
%K DNA
%K Genome
%K Coding
%K Steganography
%K Living Organism
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=1008