When I said efficient, I was strictly refering to data stored per unit volume. The question came from sheer curiosity, and I have no delusions about storing my music or emails using genetic material. Wikipedia says that the human DNA contains information equivalent to a "book over one billion words long." Approximately how many megabytes is one billion words? Assume that the words are in English and of average length.

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