However, researchers found that it is also linked to DNA damage that's similar to the kind seen in Alzheimer's disease.

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Scientists have discovered a tardigrade protein, Dsup, that protects DNA from damage and may enhance human cellular resilience under extreme stress conditions.

Gray hair is nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, according to a new study by researchers in Japan, the presence of gray hair ...

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Learn how tardigrades are able to tolerate extreme radiation with a unique protein that unwinds their DNA.

This came up in a front page discussion recently, and I promised I'd do a bit of a brain dump. The motivation: people often talk about whether we're regulating the risks posed by exposure to radiation ...