Editor’s note: although NASA did not sponsor research wherein tardigrade proteins were tested in human cells to see if they work – someone did. This emerged as the result of […]
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Yellowstone Hydrothermal System Examined In Unprecedented Detail
University of Wyoming Department of Geology and Geophysics Professor Ken Sims made his mark as a National Geographic Explorer conducting research in some of the world’s most extreme locations, from […]
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Astrobiology Spinoff: NASA Funded Research Used Tardigrade Proteins To Make A Human Health Breakthrough
University of Wyoming researchers’ study of how microscopic creatures called tardigrades survive extreme conditions has led to a major breakthrough that could eventually make life-saving treatments available to people where […]
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Geophysical Imaging of Yellowstone’s Spouter Geyser And Hydrothermal Reservoir
A University of Wyoming researcher led a five-year study that imaged the actual structure — at a level of detail not previously accomplished — of Spouter Geyser in Yellowstone National […]
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Researchers Advance Knowledge Of Tardigrade’s Durability
University of Wyoming researchers have gained further insight into the biological processes that allow microscopic creatures called tardigrades to survive extreme conditions, including being completely dried out in suspended animation […]
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University Of Wyoming’s Boothby Receives NASA Grant To Study Effects Of Water Loss on Tardigrades
Thomas Boothby, a University of Wyoming assistant professor of molecular biology, recently received an $857,794 NASA grant to study the effects of water loss on tardigrades. “Unlike you or me […]
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Divining The Secrets Of Tardigrades, The Toughest Creatures On Earth
Dinosaurs ruled these lands from 245 million to about 65 million years ago. You can see their fossils at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis or take a look at […]