S6.10: Space invaders: The amazing adaptations of tardigrades
Genetics Unzipped
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The Unique Adaptation of Tardigrade Proteins
When these animals are drying out, they start making a whole bunch of a very specific protein. These proteins have sort of a long cumbersome name, which is cytoplasmic abundant heat soluble proteins or C-A-H-S proteins. They're unique to tardigrades and it doesn't look like any other organisms in nature have them.
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