Millennia-Old Strains of Bacteria Can Resist Drugs They've Never Met

"Why won't you just DIE?!" That's what researchers probably said to strains of 4-7 million-year-old bacterium discovered in the depths of New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns. They found that these hidden organisms have very similar immunities as bacteria that have developed resistances after decades interactions with modern… » 4/12/12 5:20pm 4/12/12 5:20pm