
Water Bears' Super Survival Skills Give Up Secrets
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Unveiling the Secrets of Tardigrades' Super Survival Skills
This chapter explores the incredible survival skills of tardigrades, also known as waterbears, which can endure extreme conditions such as severe dehydration, extreme temperatures, space travel, and high doses of radiation. Scientists have recently discovered a protein in tardigrades that protects their DNA from radiation damage, which may have implications for human cell protection as well.
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