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Tardigrades, also called water bears, can withstand extreme heat, cold, pressure and radiation.
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Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
Often known as water bears, tardigrades are super-tough microscopic animals that can survive in some of the most extreme environments on the planet.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2024
Research has shown that water bears can survive exposure to gamma radiation at doses as high as 5,000 Gy (Gray) and, in some cases, even up to 6,200 Gy.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
If necessary, water bears excrete all the water in their bodies while slowing their metabolism down to a near-standstill, entering what is known as a tun state.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
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Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
Often known as water bears, tardigrades are super-tough microscopic animals that can survive in some of the most extreme environments on the planet.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2024
Research has shown that water bears can survive exposure to gamma radiation at doses as high as 5,000 Gy (Gray) and, in some cases, even up to 6,200 Gy.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
If necessary, water bears excrete all the water in their bodies while slowing their metabolism down to a near-standstill, entering what is known as a tun state.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Water bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20bear. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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