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Nat Commun September 2016 PMID 27649274

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

Takuma Hashimoto, Daiki D Horikawa, Yuki Saito, Hirokazu Kuwahara, Hiroko Kozuka-Hata, Tadasu Shin-I, Yohei Minakuchi, Kazuko Ohishi, Ayuko Motoyama, Tomoyuki Aizu, Atsushi Enomoto, Koyuki Kondo, Sae Tanaka, Yuichiro Hara, Shigeyuki Koshikawa

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  • Tardigrades, or water bears, are resilient aquatic animals that can survive extreme conditions, including dehydration.
  • Researchers sequenced the genome of Ramazzottius varieornatus, a highly stress-tolerant tardigrade, finding unique genes that help these creatures withstand damage and improve their stress tolerance.
  • Experiments showed that a tardigrade-specific protein reduced DNA damage in human cells, highlighting the potential for tardigrade proteins to inform new protective strategies in biotechnology or medicine.
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@oyster_doctor You can see: Hashimoto, T., Horikawa, D., Saito, Y. et al. Extremotolerant tardigrade genome and improved radiotolerance of human cultured cells by tardigrade-unique protein. Nat Commun 7, 12808 (2016) https://t.co/JKJrZcO4R9

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國枝 武和 氏らの@NatureComms #OA #論文 Extremotolerant tardigrade genome and improved radiotolerance of human cultured cells by tardigrade-unique protein https://t.co/rcsRD3XvVc #オープンアクセス クマムシのゲノム塩基配列から明らかになった極限状態への適応 https://t.co/tFHCAww5wh https://t.co/f0ZJxnIzCj https://t.co/NsOwYy3RK7

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@PopMech I tried to find it and I found related article by Japanese scientist not Chinese. Here is the link to it https://t.co/sVbylb5QFh If my information is wrong then anyone else can also correct me.

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@oyster_doctor You can see: Hashimoto, T., Horikawa, D., Saito, Y. et al. Extremotolerant tardigrade genome and improved radiotolerance of human cultured cells by tardigrade-unique protein. Nat Commun 7, 12808 (2016) https://t.co/JKJrZcO4R9

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