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Tardigrade protein helps human DNA withstand radiationExperiments show that the tardigrade’s resilience can be transferred to cultures of human cells.

Eight-Legged Space Survivor Gives 'Panspermia' New Life

After Conquering Space, Water Bears Could Save the Global Vaccine and Blood SupplySpecial proteins that help tardigrades survive extreme conditions might be the key to extending the shelf life of life-saving pharmaceuticals.

Tardigrades that crash-landed on the moon may still be alive, but they’re not having funThe moon is a barren place, but every so often humanity sends it some visitors. Most recently, the dusty rock received a rather large delegation of Earth’s toughest living critters.

Tardigrades return from the deadThese tiny creatures can resurrect themselves years after being supposedly dead

We Finally Know How Water Bears Became So Damn UnkillableWater bears, or tardigrades as they're officially known, are chubby little anomalies that are damn near indestructible - they can bounce back from total desiccation, endure the greatest temperature extremes we can throw at them, and can even survive

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