iny tardigrades can survive conditions that would kill most other forms of life. By expelling their body’s water and turning into a seemingly lifeless ball called a tun, they enter a state of dried-up suspended animation in which they can survive for decades without food and water and withstand extreme temperatures, pressures and even the vacuum
Tardigrade survival attributed to proteins found in no other animals
Oct 27, 2022
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