News tagged with deinococcus radiodurans

Research reveals key to world's toughest organism

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by Cornell researchers uncovers the details of how the world's toughest bacterium survives lethal radiation exposure.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0




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Sequenced genomes make good neighbors

(PhysOrg.com) -- To study the proteomes of organisms, a first step often involves using sequenced genomes in conjunction with mass spectrometric measurements for global protein identifications. But, how do ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hong Kong researchers store data in bacteria

The US' national archives occupy more than 500 miles (800 kilometres) of shelving; France's archives stretch for more than 100 miles of shelves, as do Britain's.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 09, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (19) | comments 15

Expression of infrared fluorescence engineered in mammals

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, San Diego - led by 2008 Nobel-Prize winner Roger Tsien, PhD - have shown that bacterial proteins called phytochromes can be engineered into infrared-fluorescent ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers uncover protection mechanism of radiation-resistant bacterium

Recent discoveries by researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) could lead to new avenues of exploration for radioprotection in diverse settings. Michael J. Daly, Ph.D., an associate professor ...

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created Mar 20, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Resisting Radiation

In Star Wars and Star Trek movies, people travel between planets and galaxies with ease. But our future in space is far from assured. Issues of hyperdrive and wormholes aside, it doesn't seem possible that the human body co ...

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created Mar 30, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0


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