According to the New Scientist, data can now be stored in bacteria. There's an
article on storing DNA in this way at
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993243
How ironic for some information professionals to be cultivating archival
organisms when some of us are trying to eradicate bugs of all sorts.
Ian
Ian JF Mortimer, BA MA FRHistS RMSA
Archivist, University Library
University of Exeter
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