Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscope slide. π«§π»π§ͺ
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Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscope slide. π«§π»π§ͺ
Living his best life! π
Itβs probably a very chill existence!
Theyβre amazing little creatures! But yes- much cuter when theyβre not consuming your hard work! π
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It must be nice! π€
Theyβre the best! π€
Very tiny: bsky.app/profile/sail...
Iβm so glad I could help! βΊοΈ
NOOO
Theyβre so tiny! πΎ
Agreed!
The tiniest of them all! πΎ
Right?! I think theyβre such amazing little creatures!
They are!
Indeed! π»
I think some museums do or you can find them online! :3
Theyβre so tiny! πΎ
They do! πΎ
Itβs absolutely fascinating!
Perfect π
And one of the cutest! βΊοΈ
AGREED π
Yes! βΊοΈ
It is still ongoing!
Indeed! π€
Theyβre so tiny!
Indeed! π»
protect against DNA damage caused by chemotherapy drugs. Another possible application would be to help prevent radiation damage in astronauts in space.
β’ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
β’ www.genengnews.com/topics/cance...
β’ www.the-scientist.com/tardigrade-p...
β’ news.mit.edu/2025/tiny-ta...
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