The microscopic Tardigrade animals have become famous for their amazing resilience to extremes of temperature, dryness, vacuum, and radiation. Research is starting to unlock the secrets to their stupendous survival skills:
- Tardigrade DNA inserted into human cells gives them X-ray resistance | ExtremeTech
- Tardigrades can live 30 years in a freezer and survive in space, and now we know why | The Verge
This video shows some of the tardigrades’ special qualities:
And here’s an example of a possible application derived from Tardigrade research: