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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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(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.