Hacking a computer using DNA is now a reality, researchers claim

Sci-fi becomes reality as University of Washington lab uses strands of DNA to hack into a computer, but experts say there's no cause for concern

Researchers from the University of Washington say they have successfully hacked into a computer using custom strands of DNA for the first time.

Akin to something from the pages of science fiction, the researchers used the life-encoding molecule to attack and take over a computer, using strands of DNA to transmit a computer virus from the biological to the digital realm.