Your DNA holds an incredible amount of information in a very small space. Recently, researchers have looked to DNA as a method to store large amounts of digital information that are currently saved on hard drives. DNA storage has another advantage, too: It can last up to 2,000 years without breaking down, according to recent experiments presented at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, taking place this week, and reported by Hacked.

Our hard drives may seem pretty stable for now, but because of what they're made of, they will likely break down after just a few decades. As we continue to digitize our history, having a stable way to store this information will become increasingly important—earlier this year, Internet pioneer Vint Cerf warned that, "We are nonchalantly throwing all of our data into what could become an information black hole without realizing it."