Tardigrades make a unique damage suppressor protein that researchers are working to harness for medicine, space, agriculture, data storage and more.
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Ever been made to feel small? Here’s why being petite is no bad thing.
Tardigrades are tiny animals known for their extraordinary survival skills, but are they tough enough to survive a space-probe crash and conditions on the Moon?
As the potential for space travel increases, it is necessary to develop methods to protect astronauts from environmental stresses in space. Studying the DNA of baker’s yeast may provide some clues.
Invisible to the eye, the microbial life in the air around us can vary depending on our environment.
An Israeli spacecraft carrying tardigrades crashed into the moon. Whether they will survive is irrelevant.
Hardy lifeforms such as tardigrades can survive almost anything.
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Oxford
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Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders University
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Professor of Environmental Horticulture, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Evolutionary Palaeobiology at the Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath
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PhD Candidate, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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