The SUPER Power of Tardigrades #thoughtshot #radiation #science

Tardigrades, also known as 'water bears' are microscopic organisms that have some larger than life traits. Not only can they survive crushing pressures, deep freezes and decades without water, they have extraordinary radiation resistance, and possess unique proteins shielding genes that protect their chromosomes from intense radiation effects. This little cutie's extreme survival abilities are inspiring human DNA protection research, focusing on DNA damage prevention proteins and their potential applications. Scientists studying tardigrades' radiation survival have uncovered mechanisms that could revolutionize how we approach radiation shielding and cellular defence!

Video credit goes to @CleoAbram

[Thought-Cafe]

Speaker: @CleoAbram. If you could borrow a tardigrade superpower, which one would it be & why 🐻?

[robertmichell]

Sorry to aah this, but think far on in the future when deep freezing and space explorations is a thing. We use this research a serum to help.
"Inject me with the tardi sauce."

[infinitum]

Real talk, what kinda environment MADE tardigrades was to make them THIS resilient

[caramujov]

Resistance to being frozen so I could avoid wearing winter coats

[Tyranns-zk]

Tardigrades literally survive everything EXCEPT their predators.

[jacktheproslegend]

Those little microscopic guys would have been the dominant creatures if they were just slightly bigger ☠️

[Amrajohn]

What if cancer cells uses the protection?

[golett]

Not every tardigrade is resistant to something, just those that evolved in an environment that needed that immunity. What doesn't kill one would kill a different one

[Firyfellow]

Okay, but as you pointed out the thing this protects from is the thing we use to kill cancer. If we add this, what would be the new way to fight cancer?

[PhantomGeistCommunity]

Cleooo, love her enthusiasm on everything science

[nobody]

Can we use this on cancer cells to make them unstoppable?

[AvitalaTheWingedWolf]

The idea of being able to innoculate people against radiation is fascinating.

[airtaz]

Tardigrades feel like real life hackers with their insane strength to survive

[wyattsmith]

Tardigrades were actually former humans, that engineered themselves into being perfect and unkillable. But the cost was their size and souls

[Nonagon_Is_Life]

Biologíadesdecero would be proud of knowing tardigrades have finally got a bit more popularity.

[aymanislam]

Tartigrades, immune to everything, but snails....

[-WMD-Edutainment]

So this is what RadAway is in Fallout... TartiSauce... 🤔

[succumbtothemlk]

"WITH THIS TRESURE I SUMMON THE 8 LEGGED RED MICROSCOPIC DEAH STOPPING GENERAL, TARDIGRADE!"

[cq.cumber_offishial]

why do they even have to be this resilient dawg

[Oddtosee]

I don't know what baby shark was so caught out for