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The experiments conducted on the International Space Station by Shubhanshu Shukla will benefit all humans on the planet.

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Tiny water bears survive extremes humans cannot endure naturally. Their secret lies in a protective protein called Dsup. Scientists are exploring applications for medicine and technology. Researchers ...

Living organisms need an energy source, water, and a reasonably stable environment in order to survive. Most lifeforms are very particular about where they live and have limited ranges, but a few can ...

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A tardigrade receives a dose of CRISPR tools to alter one of its genes, and those of the eggs it is about to produce. Some species of tardigrades are highly and unusually resilient to various extreme ...

The mysteries of how tardigrades survive some of the most extreme environments imaginable have potentially been solved. Tardigrades, sometimes adorably known as water bears or moss piglets, are ...