] "For very long-term storage and retrieval, encode
] information as artificial DNA strands and insert into
] living hosts. As vectors, bacteria, even some bugs and
] weeds, might be good for hundreds of millions of years. "

This is the saddest, most uninformative abstract I have ever seen in my life. Anyway, thought the subject was pretty neat, so I figured I would meme it. I am sure NewScientist will summarize it in a few days.

Information storage in bacterial DNA