But, to their surprise, they discovered a surviving microorganism: the bacteria Deinococcus radiodurans. Deinococcus radiodurans has long been known for its astounding radiation resistance.

Thanks for a powerful antioxidant, Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand radiation doses 28,000 times greater than what would kill a human. In a new study, scientists discovered how the ...

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But the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans is made of tougher stuff. In liquid culture conditions, it can survive an acute blast of up to 25,000Gy and under chronic gamma radiation exposure (60Gy per ...

Researchers have decoded the chemical mechanism behind the extraordinary radiation resistance of Deinococcus radiodurans, a bacterium known as "Conan the Bacterium," according to Interesting ...

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 ...

Deinococcus radiodurans can survive a range of harsh environments and is resistant to very high levels of ionizing and UV radiation, dehydration, cold, vacuum, and even acid. Therefore ...

But about 280 million years? Enter Deinococcus radiodurans, or “Conan the Bacterium,” to its friends — an Earth-based microbe that could teach us a lot about ancient Mars. First found in ...

The organism called Deinococcus radiodurans is so hardy it can survive ionizing radiation 5,000 times stronger than the level lethal to humans. “Through evolution, the bacteria have developed a ...

Dubbed “Conan the Bacterium” for its extraordinary ability to tolerate the harshest of conditions, Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand radiation doses thousands of times higher than what ...

A type of bacteria called Deinococcus radiodurans, nicknamed “Conan the Bacterium” for its ability to survive the harshest of extremes, can withstand radiation doses 28,000 times greater than ...

Deinococcus radiodurans, also called "Conan the Bacterium" by scientists, is seen under a microscope.