Deinococcus radiodurans is renowned for its extraordinary resistance to ionising radiation and other environmental stresses. This bacterium employs a combination of passive and active mechanisms ...

The researchers found the protein—called DdrC (for DNA Damage Repair Protein C)—in a fairly common bacterium called Deinococcus radiodurans (D. radiodurans), which has the decidedly uncommon ...

This is how the research team led by Robert Szabla identified the protein DdrC, present in Deinococcus radiodurans, as a key player in repairing DNA damage. By binding to damaged DNA fragments, this ...

The ability of the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans to endure and survive enormous levels of ionizing radiation (X-rays and gamma-rays) relies on a powerful mechanism that protects proteins from ...

A high intracellular concentration of manganese in Deinococcus radiodurans protects proteins, but not DNA, from ionizing radiation-induced oxidative damage. Protein protection may be critical to ...

Deinococcus radiodurans was discovered by Arthur W. Anderson in 1956. Anderson was working in Corvallis, Oregon at the Oregon Agricultural Experiment station. ... Deinococcus actually has fewer DNA ...

Weizmann Institute scientists have found what makes the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans the most radiation-resistant organism in the world: The microbe’s DNA is packed tightly into a ring. The ...

Scientists have worked out how a radiation-resistant bacterium that can exist in extreme conditions repairs damage to itself, a discovery which could provide clues about diseases such as cancer.

DNA repair mechanisms play a crucial role in the survival of organisms, especially in preventing serious diseases such as ...