DNA Encoder

Rust program to convert data into a DNA sequence

DISCLAIMER: This isn't legit or anything, just a small project I wanted to try out.. It's simply a base 4 converter that masks the bits with a set key which is the labels of the 4 different bases.

Usage

cargo run <encode/decode> <plain text type> <key>

Then input your data through the app or pipe it in

Input Types

• integer/int
• string/str

Key

Any 4 character non-repeating permutation of the four DNA bases (A, C, G and T)

Example "ACGT"

Basically means this:

0	1	2	3
A	C	G	T

Therefore, the number 37 with key ACGT would be represented like this:

43	42	41	40
0	2	1	1
A	G	C	C

Examples

This converts a string into 4 bit nibbles of DNA bases

$ cargo run enc str CGAT
[<]  Input: Hello!
[>] Output: GCAC GAGG GATC GATC GATT CACG

This converts an integer into a long DNA sequence

$ cargo run e int ACGT
[<]  Input: 2048
[>] Output: GAAAAA
$ cargo run encode integer ACGT
[<]  Input: 100
[>] Output: CGCA

TODO

• Encoding
• Decoding
• Decoding: Automatic key detection
• Put this data on actual DNA (never gonna happen but I want this on the list)