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Scientists have found a damage suppressing gene in tardigrades that they have called "Dsup". It directs the production of a protein that can protect DNA, partially explaining tardigrades' resistance to the effects of radiation. The scientists also inserted the gene into human cells and found that Dsup-treated cells suffered less damage from X-ray exposure.
Extremotolerant tardigrade genome and improved radiotolerance of human cultured cells by tardigrade-unique protein (open, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12808) (DX)
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"Damage Suppressor" Gene Found in Tardigrades, Inserted into Human Cells
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Everybody is given the same amount of hormones, at birth, and
if you want to use yours for growing hair, that's fine with me.
(Score: 4, Funny) by Kell on Thursday September 22 2016, @09:53AM
The scientists also inserted the gene into human cells and found that Dsup-treated cells suffered less damage from X-ray exposure.
You want super villains? That's how you get super villains.
Scientists ask questions. Engineers solve problems.
(Score: 2) by KritonK on Thursday September 22 2016, @11:29AM
Oddly enough, my first thought after reading this was about creating super heroes, not villains.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 22 2016, @11:43AM
goody 👠👠
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Thursday September 22 2016, @09:43PM
Injected with a damage suppressor gene, he became ... water man bear pig!
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Immerman on Thursday September 22 2016, @01:04PM
Just the opposite I think - by constantly repairing damaged DNA you make it all but impossible for the X-factor mutations to occur in the first place.
All we're likely to get is is super-normals. But hey, at least they should be extra resistant to cancer.
(Score: 2) by Non Sequor on Thursday September 22 2016, @04:17PM
I'm sure that lady who injected herself with a telomerase promoting virus will go for this. She seems like a super villain candidate.
Write your congressman. Tell him he sucks.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday September 22 2016, @06:00PM
> That's how you get super villains.
Oh, that sounds too dangerous... I thought you only needed to register with the SEC.
(Score: 2) by inertnet on Thursday September 22 2016, @11:16AM
Who could benefit from this besides astronauts?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 22 2016, @11:26AM
Well, Musky, obviously. But he's so damn awesome, Musky already has the damage suppressing gene naturally.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 22 2016, @11:41AM
Mick Jagger can survive total dehydration.
(Score: 3, Funny) by LoRdTAW on Thursday September 22 2016, @11:57AM
He is already proving it.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 22 2016, @12:52PM
73 years in and counting ... by now we can safely assume to have reached the 5 sigmas threshold on that experiment.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 22 2016, @12:00PM
Well, Bruce Banner for one.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by t-3 on Thursday September 22 2016, @12:58PM
Everyone most likely. Light skinned peoples can have a surgery/treatment of some kinds and greatly reduce sun damage/skin cancer risks, maybe cancers in general can be prevented with this? Perhaps we can tinker with other genetics of these tardigrades and use them to seed mars and start producing an atmosphere or something?
(Score: 4, Insightful) by takyon on Thursday September 22 2016, @02:06PM
Everyone suffers DNA damage, even if they don't go to space, take an air flight, or hang around at Chernobyl/Fukushima.
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(Score: 2) by SubiculumHammer on Thursday September 22 2016, @11:03PM
The Japanese
(Score: 2) by Bogsnoticus on Thursday September 22 2016, @11:14PM
All the ladies who fall victim to teenage pervs who buy the xray specs off the back of comics?
Genius by birth. Evil by choice.