Tardigrade, or water bear (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

Tardigrade, or water bear

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Cell Science-04 flies tardigrades, or water bears, to the space station for a study seeking to identify the genes involved in its adaptation and survival in high stress environments.

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Thomas Boothby, University of Wyoming

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