Tardigrades
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Adorable tardigrades fight UV rays with glowing shieldTough little tardigrades use biofluorescence to resist damage from ultraviolet rays.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Tubby 'tardigrade' crawls across sun's surface in spectacular imagesNew images of the solar surface, the closest ever seen, included a flaw that resembled a tardigrade.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Colonizing Mars may require humanity to tweak its DNAGenetic enhancement could allow humanity to push surprisingly far out into the final frontier.
By Mike Wall Published
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'Disco' tardigrade parties under microscope, wins international photo prizeA tardigrade, a mouse brain and a wasp ovary were some of the standout images in a contest celebrating the beauty in the very small.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Adorable Tardigrades Have a Surprising, Fatal WeaknessTiny-but-tough tardigrades aren't as indestructible as previously believed.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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12 Times Science Proved the World Is Amazing in 2019Here's a look at the gems science turned up in 2019.
By Jeanna Bryner Published
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Tardigrade DNA Added to Human Cells Could Help Us Survive on Mars, Scientist SaysWill we one day combine tardigrade DNA with our cells to go to Mars?
By Chelsea Gohd Published
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'Damage Suppressor' Protein Protects Adorable Tardigrades ... and Human Cells, TooScientists deciphered a key ingredient in tardigrades' arsenal of superpowers, learning how a unique protein in microscopic water bears provides protection from harmful radiation.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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There Are Thousands of Tardigrades on the Moon. Now What?What might it mean for the moon to have thousands of tardigrades as new inhabitants?
By Mindy Weisberger Published
