8-Oct-2026
A trick from #tardigrades could help human #blood withstand #freezing
When combined with a protective sugar, the tardigrade proteins preserve #redBloodCells better than a conventional technique.
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@proseandpassion.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy8-Oct-2026
A trick from #tardigrades could help human #blood withstand #freezing
When combined with a protective sugar, the tardigrade proteins preserve #redBloodCells better than a conventional technique.
@global-news-2024.bsky.social📰 A trick from tardigrades could help human blood withstand freezing
Researchers even put tiny tattoos on them, and the animals don't seem to mind.
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@shaun505.bsky.socialThe Bosque #tardigrades are quick to adapt to the cultures of their New Mexico homes
@aridideas.bsky.socialHave you been wondering how the Rio Grande River food web will reassemble after weeks without flow? Me too!
Breaking news - 🗞️ the #tardigrades have arrived! 💧🐻 🧪
@genetics-gsa.bsky.socialAsexual reproduction is common in #tardigrades. A new study shows how they reproduce by abortive meiosis I parthenogenesis and maintain heterozygosity across their genome from generation to generation.
📖 Now live in the Septmber issue of #GENETICS
📷️ Bob Goldstein, Addie Coke
@galdapjunior.bsky.socialStream is still going! #microscopy #tardigrades
Tardigrades can survive in the vacuum of space. These microscopic animals can endure extreme radiation, boiling water, and temperatures near absolute zero. #nature #animals #tardigrades #didyouknow
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