Scientists have discovered a wild new method that could protect astronauts from the copious amounts of space radiation they'd be exposed to during trips into deep space. In an effort to find new ways to protect cancer patients from the many side effects of radiation therapy, a group of researchers found that a protein from tardigrades — tiny, practically indestructible "water bears" — may be the answer. The protein was previously identified to help tardigrades survive some of the most extreme conditions on Earth and even space. The team led by Harvard Medical School instructor and MIT visiting scientist Ameya […]

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