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The Resilience and Survival Abilities of Tardigrades
TLDR Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are microscopic animals that have been around for hundreds of millions of years and are incredibly resilient. They can survive extreme temperatures, pressures, suffocation, radiation exposure, and even space travel, and scientists are still studying how they are able to withstand these conditions.
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Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are microscopic animals that have been around for hundreds of millions of years and are incredibly resilient and cute.
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Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are microscopic animals that have their own phylum and are found in various environments, including water, moss, and lichen.
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Tardigrades are microscopic animals with a brain, nervous system, and digestive system, and they have various species that lay eggs, have sex, or self-fertilize, and they feed on the fluids of plants or animals.
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Tardigrades are incredibly resilient creatures that can survive extreme temperatures, including being frozen for years and exposed to boiling temperatures, without any damage to their cells.
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Tardigrades have the ability to withstand extreme pressures, suffocation, radiation exposure, and even space travel, and scientists are still trying to understand how they are able to survive these conditions.
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Tardigrades have the ability to enter a state of suspended animation called tunstate, where their metabolism slows down to 0.05% of its normal rate, allowing them to survive for long periods of time without water.
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Researchers have found that the hardiest species of tardigrades, Ramazodius variornatus, have about 1% of foreign genes involved in them, suggesting that they have borrowed traits from other organisms to survive extreme conditions.
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Tardigrades have the ability to handle extreme cold and heat because they can repair DNA and their fatty cell membranes remain solid under high pressure.
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Tardigrades can handle extreme cold and heat because they can repair DNA and their fatty cell membranes remain solid under high pressure.
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