Tardigrades: The Toughest Animal Alive
In short: Discover how microscopic water bears use unique proteins and a state of suspended animation to survive the vacuum of space and extreme temperatures.
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Sources used in this film: Springer, “Distribution of tardigrade cryptobiotic abilities across a fine-scale habitat gradient - Organisms Diversity & Evolution”; PLOS ONE, “Towards Decrypting Cryptobiosis—Analyzing Anhydrobiosis in the Tardigrade Milnesium tardigradum Using Transcriptome Sequencing”; Britannica, “Tardigrade | Facts & Lifespan | Britannica”; NCBI, “Tardigrades Use Intrinsically Disordered Proteins to Survive Desiccation”; Nature, “Tardigrade secretory proteins protect biological structures from desiccation - Communications Biology”; NCBI, “Tardigrade Dsup: Interactions with DNA and protection of cells from oxidative stress”; NASA, “Microscopic Superheroes to Help Protect Astronaut Health in Space - NASA”; NCBI, “Radiation Tolerance in Tardigrades: Current Knowledge and Potential Applications in Medicine”; Academia.edu, “Tardigrade Indexing approach on exoplanets”; Springer, “Tardigrades as an Emerging Model Animal for Astrobiology Research: A Case Study”.
Sources used in this film
- Springer — Distribution of tardigrade cryptobiotic abilities across a fine-scale habitat gradient - Organisms Diversity & Evolution · View →
- PLOS ONE — Towards Decrypting Cryptobiosis—Analyzing Anhydrobiosis in the Tardigrade Milnesium tardigradum Using Transcriptome Sequencing · View →
- Britannica — Tardigrade | Facts & Lifespan | Britannica · View →
- NCBI — Tardigrades Use Intrinsically Disordered Proteins to Survive Desiccation · View →
- Nature — Tardigrade secretory proteins protect biological structures from desiccation - Communications Biology · View →
- NCBI — Tardigrade Dsup: Interactions with DNA and protection of cells from oxidative stress · View →
- NASA — Microscopic Superheroes to Help Protect Astronaut Health in Space - NASA · View →
- NCBI — Radiation Tolerance in Tardigrades: Current Knowledge and Potential Applications in Medicine · View →
- Academia.edu — Tardigrade Indexing approach on exoplanets · View →
- Springer — Tardigrades as an Emerging Model Animal for Astrobiology Research: A Case Study · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Springer: Distribution of tardigrade cryptobiotic abilities across a fine-scale habitat gradient - Organisms Diversity & Evolution
- Also: PLOS ONE: Towards Decrypting Cryptobiosis—Analyzing Anhydrobiosis in the Tardigrade Milnesium tardigradum Using Transcriptome Sequencing
- Also: Britannica: Tardigrade | Facts & Lifespan | Britannica
- Also: NCBI: Tardigrades Use Intrinsically Disordered Proteins to Survive Desiccation
- Also: Nature: Tardigrade secretory proteins protect biological structures from desiccation - Communications Biology
- Also: NCBI: Tardigrade Dsup: Interactions with DNA and protection of cells from oxidative stress
- Also: Microscopic Superheroes to Help Protect Astronaut Health in Space - NASA
- Also: NCBI: Radiation Tolerance in Tardigrades: Current Knowledge and Potential Applications in Medicine
- Also: Academia.edu: Tardigrade Indexing approach on exoplanets
- Also: Springer: Tardigrades as an Emerging Model Animal for Astrobiology Research: A Case Study
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