Good article on the start of something new. How do tardigrades live for so long? Cryptobiosis. Now seems to be made practical, as a way to preserve DNA. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/dec/04/nothing-frozen-in-biomatricas-storage-process/?page=1#article This will be useful for forensics!
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Tardigrades in Antarctica
A quick link to the scientific paper: http://www.jstor.org/pss/3226950 You probably know that tardigrades are found just about everywhere. We even sent them up into space! But did you know they’ve been found in Antarctica? Read …Read More
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Tardigrade Plush Toys!
Wow – get a plush toy Tardigrade.
http://astore.amazon.com/lovetolearn-20/detail/B0037Z3246
They are cute and cuddly!
Tardigrade Plush Toy
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What? Another Tardigrade in Space? Sent to Mars by the Russians.
Here’s the link to the original article: http://dvice.com/archives/2011/11/russia-sending.php
Photo of the spacecraft that will carry tardigrade to Mars:
Russian Phobos-Grunt Mission Module will hold tardigrade
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Tardigrades In Space
Here is the youtube video of tardigrades in space. Very cool.
It really gives you a good overview of tardigrades!
And here’s a great article on the Shuttle mission with tardigrades on board from The Planetary Society: http://planetary.org/life/
Have a great day!
How to Find Tardigrades Article again !
Now published here: http://www.microbehunter.com/2011/10/20/microbehunter-magazine-october-2011/ Microbe Hunter Magazine did a great job on the layout and presentation! Thanks for looking! Mike
Micscape Magazine article about tardigrades
NEW ! Just published How to Find Tardigrades in the UK E-magazine called MICSCAPE. Here is the link: www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artoct11/ms-tardigrades.html Please visit, and leave feedback here! Thanks!
New Format
Struggling with the clunkiness of the old theme, I’m trying out a new look. Formatting text and pictures is a challenge, and hopefully, I’ll be able to complete this site in the next week!
