34,000-year-old bacteria discovered...and it's still alive - CSMonitor.com

34,000-year-old bacteria discovered...and it's still alive - CSMonitor.com: "It's a tale that has all the trappings of a cult 1960s sci-fi movie: Scientists bring back ancient salt crystals, dug up from deep below Death Valley for climate research. The sparkling crystals are carefully packed away until, years later, a young, unknown researcher takes a second look at the 34,000-year-old crystals and discovers, trapped inside, something strange. Something … alive."