Tag Archive for 'Hypsibius exemplaris'

An artist’s impression of the tardigrade species Hypsibius exemplaris.

Tardigrades Have Unusual Response to Ionizing Radiation, Study Reveals

Apr 16, 2024 by Natali Anderson

Tardigrades can survive remarkable doses of ionizing radiation, up to about 1,000 times the lethal dose for humans. How they do so is incompletely understood....

Tardigrade observed using a confocal fluorescent microscope; the tardigrade was overexposed to 5-MF, a cysteine selective fluorescent probe, that allows for visualization of internal organs. Image credit: Smythers et al., doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295062.

Tun Formation in Tardigrades is Mediated by Reactive Oxygen Species, Study Shows

Jan 18, 2024 by News Staff

Tardigrades, commonly known as ‘water bears,’ are eight-legged microscopic invertebrates renowned for their ability to withstand extreme stressors....

Hypsibius exemplaris. Image credit: Tarushika Vasanthan & Jonathon Stone, doi: 10.22120/jwb.2020.96855.1037.

Tardigrades Walk in Manner Most Closely Resembling that of Insects, New Study Shows

Aug 30, 2021 by News Staff

Tardigrades utilize a tetrapod-like stepping pattern remarkably similar to that observed in insects, despite significant disparities in size and skeletal...

This scanning electron microscope image shows a tardigrade. Image credit: Diane Nelson, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Study: Tardigrades’ Unique Protein Forms Protective Cloud against Extreme Survival Threats

Oct 1, 2019 by News Staff

Tardigrades, also known as water bears and moss piglets, are small invertebrate animals that are found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats...