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Tardigrade Genes Could Protect Astronauts From Radiation

October 15, 2016 Peter Christoforou 0

Many people joke that if there was ever a nuclear holocaust, only cockroaches would survive the fallout, but it turns out that the pests would likely be joined at the end of the world by […]

Tardigrade: First Animal To Survive In Space

September 20, 2014 Peter Christoforou 0

The tardigrade may be one of the smallest creatures on Earth (0.3 to 0.5 mm), but it also happens to be one of the most durable and can live in both boiling and freezing conditions, […]