  DNA has many valuable characteristics that make it suitable for a long-term
storage medium, in particular its durability and high information density. DNA
can be stored safely for hundreds of years with virtually no degradation, in
contrast to hard disk drives which typically last for about 5 years.
Furthermore, the duration of DNA-Storage can be extended to potentially up to
thousands of years if it is desiccated and cooled in storage.
  Advances in DNA technologies have made it possible to store the entirety of
Wikipedia in a test tube and read that information using a handheld sequencing
device, although imperfections in writing (synthesis) and reading (sequencing)
need to be mitigated for it to be viable as a mainstream storage medium. New
sequencing technologies, such as nanopore sequencing, aim to penetrate the
consumer world, thanks to their affordability and size. However, the error
characteristics of nanopore sequencing are not yet well characterised.
  DNA Storage Error Simulator models errors that can be introduced in all the
phases of DNA storage workflow, including synthesis, storage, PCR for
amplification and finally sequencing. The error characteristics for sequencing
and synthesis can be configured in all necessary detail or can be chosen from a
predefined set of values based on available literature and our own analysis.
  Availability: DNA Storage Error Simulator can be accessed online from:
https://master.dbahb2jho41s4.amplifyapp.com
(https://dnastorage.doc.ic.ac.uk/DNA-error-simulator)
