Researchers have done some interesting work exploring how well tardigrades can survive in Martian regolith simulants - and found a simple trick can improve its livability.
https://spacebotany.uk/blog/what-water-bears-tell-us-about-growing-plants-on-mars/
#tardigrades #astrobotany #SpacePlants
What Water Bears Tell Us About Growing Plants on Mars - Space Botany
Even tough little tardigrades struggle to live on Martian regolith - a quick wash could make it much more hospitable.
Don't send Elon to Mars, send something useful, like Tardigrades.
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🌟🦠 Tardigrades conquer Mars sim! Scientists test water bears in fake Martian soil, they slow & stop moving from toxic perchlorates, but revive with a simple water rinse. Clues for space life & planetary protection! Read more: https://thedebrief.org/scientists-placed-microscopic-animals-in-simulated-martian-soil-and-something-unexpected-happened/
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Scientists Placed Microscopic Animals in Simulated Martian Soil and Something Unexpected Happened
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Short-term survival of
#tardigrades (Ramazzottius cf. varieornatus and Hypsibius exemplaris) in
#martian #regolith simulants (MGS-1 and OUCM-1):
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/shortterm-survival-of-tardigrades-ramazzottius-cf-varieornatus-and-hypsibius-exemplaris-in-martian-regolith-simulants-mgs1-and-oucm1/8A91986096FB533FB264DD056F549DF2 -> ‘Water bears’ reveal potential for adapting, protecting Martian resources:
https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/water-bears-reveal-potential-adapting-protecting-martian-resources - microscopic tardigrades help inform how simulated Martian soil might support plant life and mitigate contaminants shedding from human explorers, researchers report -> Scientists Finally Found Something Tardigrades Can’t Survive:
https://gizmodo.com/scientists-finally-found-something-tardigrades-cant-survive-2000728358 - tardigrades are practically invincible on Earth, so scientists looked to outer space in search of their kryptonite.
Short-term survival of tardigrades (Ramazzottius cf. varieornatus and Hypsibius exemplaris) in martian regolith simulants (MGS-1 and OUCM-1) | International Journal of Astrobiology | Cambridge Core
Short-term survival of tardigrades (Ramazzottius cf. varieornatus and Hypsibius exemplaris) in martian regolith simulants (MGS-1 and OUCM-1) - Volume 24
🦠 Life can flourish in Earth’s most hostile corners. What does that resilience suggest about where life could persist beyond Earth?
✍️ Read the full exploration: https://TPC8.short.gy/mgHJjLGk
Perhaps the cosmos holds more tenacious possibilities than we expect.
#Astrobiology #Extremophiles #Tardigrades #Habitability #Biodiversity #Cosmos #Microbes #Science #LifeBeyondEarth #Biology #TPC8
The Unlikely Astronauts: What Earth’s Toughest Survivors Teach Us About the Possibility of Life Elsewhere 🦠
How Earth's extremophiles like tardigrades reshape our search for alien life on Mars, Europa & beyond. Discover astrobiology's new frontier.
Listened to the #smologies in the car with 2/3 kids and at least one kid could and would talk about #tardigrades.
Made me almost wanting to get the #microscope down from the attic...
🔬 Les #tardigrades sont particulièrement connus car ils auraient des pouvoirs de #super-héros.
Ils auraient survécu au vide spatial et à des conditions de vie hors-normes ! Sont-ils vraiment invincibles ? 💪
✍️ D'après l'article du Muséum : "Qu'est-ce qu'un tardigrade ?" https://www.mnhn.fr/fr/qu-est-ce-qu-un-tardigrade
Karhukaiset inspiroivat syöpähoitojen kehittämistä. Ne tuottavat proteiinia, joka suojelee niitä säteilyltä. Tutkimuksessa oli pyritty siirtämään näitä suojaavia ominaisuuksia hiiriin, lupaavin tuloksin.
(rautalankasuomennos)
#karhukaiset #tardigrades
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Radioprotection of healthy tissue via nanoparticle-delivered mRNA encoding for a damage-suppressor protein found in tardigrades - Nature Biomedical Engineering
Radiation-therapy-induced DNA damage in oral and rectal epithelial cells can be reduced via the nanoparticle-mediated local delivery of messenger RNA encoding for a damage-suppressor protein found in radiation-resistant tardigrades.
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