How do organisms survive in extreme environments?
This question drives our research.
Click on the words in Cowboy Joe to find out more about what we do, or explore our pages below
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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
