[Virology] The world's oldest bacteria

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A research team has for the first time ever discovered DNA from living
bacteria that are more than half a million years old.

http://www.theanalystmagazine.com/pr/23669.htm

Never before has traces of still living organisms that old been found.
The exceptional discovery can lead to a better understanding of the
ageing of cells and might even cast light on the question of life on
Mars.