jsc2021e019950
jsc2021e019950 (4/25/2014) --- A preflight photo of a marine tardigrade imaged at 40X magnification on a light microscope. The objective of the Using Water Bears to Identify Biological Countermeasures to Stress during Multigenerational (Cell Science-04) investigation is to characterize the molecular biology of short term and multigenerational survival in the space environment by identifying genes that are required for adaptation and survival in high stress environments. Image courtesy of Boothby Lab.
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jsc2021e019950
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April 25, 2014
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