from Hacker News

New species of tardigrade reveals secrets of radiation-resisting powers

by KasianFranks on 10/25/24, 4:12 PM with 12 comments

  • by im3w1l on 10/25/24, 5:34 PM

    What confuses me about tardigrades is how they are resistant to so many things. Like it would make sense to have resistance to one or two things, but all those things? Why is that even needed? Do they keep ending up in bad situations?
  • by djaouen on 10/25/24, 5:02 PM

    Tardigrades would be a good candidate for seeding other planets in our galaxy imo