PZ made the usual error that most biologists make: if it's busted, the information isn't there and can't be recovered. It's dead. The vital spark has departed. It's soul has gone to heaven. Vitalism is alive and well.
Ask anyone who owns a computer if you can recover information from the hard drive of a busted computer.
Ask anyone who owns a computer if you can recover information from the hard drive of a busted computer.