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TIL that tardigrades produce a unique protein that can wrap around their DNA and protect it from radiation damage

nature.com/articles/ncomms1280

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Extremotolerant tardigrade genome and improved radiotolerance of human cultured cells by tardigrade-unique protein - Nature Communications

Tardigrades are resistant to extreme environmental conditions including dehydration, radiation and the vacuum of space. Here the authors present a high-quality genome which displays minimal horizontal gene transfer, and identify the unique tardigrade protein Dsup which suppresses DNA damage.

www.nature.com · Nature

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