Water bears survive cosmic radiation with one DNA-protecting protein – learning how could boost human resilience, too

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Tyler J Woodward

The Conversation

10/30/2025

DOI: 10.64628/AAI.xmpux4gxy

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Tardigrades make a unique damage suppressor protein that researchers are working to harness for medicine, space, agriculture, data storage and more.

Biochemistry

DNA

DNA Repair

Radiation

Proteins

Extremophiles

DNA damage

Title: Subtitle: Water bears survive cosmic radiation with one DNA-protecting protein – learning how could boost human resilience, too
Creators: Tyler J Woodward - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Magazine article
Publication Details: The Conversation
DOI: 10.64628/AAI.xmpux4gxy
Language: English
Date published: 10/30/2025
Academic Unit: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Record Identifier: 9985015262902771

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