Scientists have found a new clue to the remarkable capability of an unusual bacterial species, Deinococcus radiodurans, to survive large doses of radiation and extended periods without water.
This bacterium can withstand a dose of radiation thousands of times more intense than what would prove lethal to a person. Although the radiation scrambles the microbe’s DNA, D.
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