A type of bacteria nicknamed “Conan the Bacterium” for its ability to survive the harshest of extremes can withstand radiation that could kill a human. Scientists say they’ve found its secret weapon
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This reads like it was written at a 2nd grade reading level by a slack-jawed 2nd grader. Let me tell you the biggest reason this organism can thrive in extremes: its single-cellular with a colony able to lose many individuals in effort to survive. Try losing 90% of your cells…
Excellent point about the difference between single-celled organisms found in colonies and multicellular organisms. The better comparison would be Deinococcus radiodurans to another bacterium.
I looked this guy up on Wikipedia, and it seems that Conan the Bacterium forms tetrads (clusters of four) normally, and can form larger clusters in some cases. So I'm wondering if the cluster-forming ability is part of the radio resistant properties.
Yea. It all is. Individuals also don’t have long before they reproduce, lots of natural selection happens quickly, the organism quickly adapts to its surroundings. Not sure how humans will benefit here.
It's not clear. I guess the question is whether the identified antioxidant - the ternary complex of Mn2+, orthophosphate, and decapeptide DP1 - offers something that antioxidants already in play (beta-carotene, lycopene, and others) don't. Cost and bioavailability are also critical questions.
Right. But the article makes this out to be some great discovery. It’s this kind of childish indiscretionary science reporting that allowed Musk to convince people he’s going to Mars or digging tunnels to alleviate traffic.
Bacteria traveled through the violence of space and landed on earth where life took hold. Not exactly the greatest story ever told,but it may be nearer to the truth.
And it won't make a lick of difference w/DT set to put a science denying asshole in charge of that shit
Fuck CNN for covering the election like it was between 2 normal people, rather than a normal person & dictator-loving convicted felon desperate to stay out of prison.
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Can withstand being held accountable to laws.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinococcus_radiodurans
Not to mention, both Conans appear to be gingers.
Fuck CNN for covering the election like it was between 2 normal people, rather than a normal person & dictator-loving convicted felon desperate to stay out of prison.
Good job people. Good job