Science is now looking to researchers to find the best way to store DNA in a way that will make it last for life . Robert Grass , lecturer at the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences , said the problem with DNA is that it degrades quickly . Just one gram of DNA is theoretically capable of storing all the data of internet giants such as Google and Facebook . Scientists in Zurich wanted to find ways to combine the storage capacity of DNA with the stability of the DNA found in fossils . The Zurich team said their process could make the data encoded in DNA readable in 10,000 years ' time or even longer .
Science is now looking to researchers to find the best way to store DNA in a way that will make it last for life . Just one gram of DNA is theoretically capable of storing all the data of internet giants such as Google and Facebook . Scientists in Zurich wanted to find ways to combine the storage capacity of DNA with the stability of the DNA found in fossils . The Zurich team said their process could make the data encoded in DNA readable in 10,000 years ' time or even longer .