This survival strategy is primarily achieved through a process called anhydrobiosis, where tardigrades enter a reversible ametabolic state during dehydration. Recent research has focused on ...

Tardigrades are tiny organisms capable of enduring harsh conditions by morphing into dehydrated balls and nearly halting ...

In this “freeze-dried,” dormant state, the tardigrades retract their heads and eight claw-fitted legs to resemble a microscopic peppercorn. They can survive like this for decades and only reanimate ...

Tardigrades are possibly the most indestructible ... from a damage suppressor protein that literally protects their DNA, to a dehydrated, suspended animation 'tun' state that they can enter ...

Scientists at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy examined how Acutuncus antarcticus, a tardigrade species native to the Antarctic, would react to climate change–associated stressors ...

The process of getting into a tun state involves 33 unique heat soluble genes to protect the tardigrade cells against dehydration, proteins that work as scaffolding and gels to protect the cells ...