Highlights

Highlight: Tardigrades and the Science of Extreme Survival McGrath 2024 Highlight

"Tardigrades also possess stress resistance genes that can be found in animals more broadly, such as the meiotic recombination 11 (MRE11) gene, which has been implicated in desiccation tolerance in other animals."

Research Articles

The Evolution of Temperature and Desiccation-Related Protein Families in Tardigrada Reveals a Complex Acquisition of Extremotolerance Fleming et al. 2023 Research Article

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