Extreme-Biology

A Versatile Technique for Measuring the Stiffness of Small Organisms Based on Microscopic Observation of Cantilever Strain
Small organisms such as water fleas and nematodes change their body stiffness in response to external stimuli and environmental …
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Comparative Study of Gamma Radiation Tolerance between Desiccation-Sensitive and Desiccation-Tolerant Tardigrades
Tardigrades are small metazoans renowned for their exceptional tolerance against various harsh environments in a dehydrated state. Some …
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Sexual Dimorphism in the Tardigrade Paramacrobiotus Metropolitanus Transcriptome
BACKGROUND: In gonochoristic animals, the sex determination pathway induces different morphological and behavioral features that can be …
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Single-Step Generation of Homozygous Knockout/Knock-in Individuals in an Extremotolerant Parthenogenetic Tardigrade Using DIPA-CRISPR
Tardigrades are small aquatic invertebrates known for their remarkable tolerance to diverse extreme stresses. To elucidate the in vivo …
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The Major Inducible Small Heat Shock Protein HSP20-3 in the Tardigrade Ramazzottius Varieornatus Forms Filament-like Structures and Is an Active Chaperone
The tardigrade Ramazzottius varieornatus has remarkable resilience to a range of environmental stresses. In this study, we have …
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A Comparative Ultrastructure Study of the Tardigrade Ramazzottius Varieornatus in the Hydrated State, after Desiccation and during the Process of Rehydration
Tardigrades can survive hostile environments such as desiccation by adopting a state of anhydrobiosis. Numerous tardigrade species have …
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Considerations on the TardiVec-based Analyses of Tissue Specificity and Desiccation-Induced Supramolecular Structure of Target Proteins
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Mblk-1/E93, an Ecdysone Related-Transcription Factor, Targets Synaptic Plasticity-Related Genes in the Honey Bee Mushroom Bodies
Among hymenopteran insects, aculeate species such as bees, ants, and wasps have enlarged and morphologically elaborate mushroom bodies …
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Application of CRISPR/Cas9 System and the Preferred No-Indel End-Joining Repair in Tardigrades
Tardigrades are small aquatic animals known for the tolerant ability against various extreme stresses. Recent studies identified …
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Stress-Dependent Cell Stiffening by Tardigrade Tolerance Proteins That Reversibly Form a Filamentous Network and Gel
Tardigrades are able to tolerate almost complete dehydration by entering a reversible ametabolic state called anhydrobiosis and resume …
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