Biology
Tardigrades can survive being frozen, boiled, dried out, and even left exposed to space
Microscopic animals called tardigrades survived 12 days in low Earth orbit aboard the FOTON-M3 mission in September 2007, recovering after direct exposure to the vacuum of space and, in some cases, unfiltered solar radiation. That result, combined with laboratory findings that these creatures endure freezing, extreme heat, and total dehydration, has pushed researchers to ask […]
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