RE: [TIL] The Invincible Water Bears and How They Will Help Get Us To Mars --

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[TIL] The Invincible Water Bears and How They Will Help Get Us To Mars --

in til •  8 years ago 

@thesilentmantis Space travelers will need both radiation protection and some sort of cryogenic sleep/hibernation. As for freezing, somehow their cells know to reduce their water composition to 1%- 3% otherwise the cells would rupture since water expands when freezing.
This has spawned another idea for a post, although not really related.

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