How do organisms survive in extreme environments?
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Tardigrades
Learn more about the hardy species that we study
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Organisms
Learn more about other stress tolerant model organisms that we work with in the lab
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Mechanisms
Learn more about the mechanisms that are proposed for how organisms survive stress
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Sugars
Learn how different biological sugars play a role in desiccation protection
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IDPs
Learn how this special kind of protein is indicated in desiccation tolerance
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Sequence + Environment
Learn how different environments affect the chemical mediators of desiccation tolerance
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Cold Chain
Learn how desiccation research can protect delicate biological medications like vaccines
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Astrobiology
Learn how our research affects what we know about space and what we can do there
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Cross Tolerance
Learn why some organisms from earth fare so well in space
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Limits of Life
Learn what methods we employ to find new organisms and learn why they are able to survive extreme stresses
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Cell Research
Learn more about how we use cells to investigate mediators of desiccation tolerance