The Tiny Animal That Survived the Vacuum of Space

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Research & primary sources

1. Tardigrades survive exposure to space in low Earth orbit (Jönsson KI, Rabbow E, Schill RO, Harms-Ringdahl M, Rettberg P), Curr Biol 18(17): R729-R731, doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.048 - abstract via DLR eLib record (full text on cell.com/sciencedirect was blocked, 403)Current Biology (Cell Press) · 2008elib.dlr.de
2. Tiny animals survive exposure to spaceEuropean Space Agency (ESA) · 2008esa.int
3. Experiences with dormancy in tardigrades (Bertolani R, Guidetti R, Jönsson KI, Altiero T, Boschini D, Rebecchi L)Journal of Limnology 63(Suppl. 1): 16-25 · 2004jlimnol.it
4. Experimentally Induced Repeated Anhydrobiosis in the Eutardigrade Richtersius coronifer (Czernekova M, Jönsson KI)PLoS ONE 11(11): e0164062 · 2016pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
5. The Biodiversity and Biogeochemistry of Cryoconite Holes from McMurdo Dry Valley Glaciers, Antarctica (Porazinska DL et al.) - abstractArctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 36(1): 84-91 · 2004pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu
6. Press release on Tsujimoto M, Imura S, Kanda H: Recovery and reproduction of an Antarctic tardigrade retrieved from a moss sample frozen for over 30 years, Cryobiology 72 (2016) 78-81, doi:10.1016/j.cryobiol.2015.12.003National Institute of Polar Research (Japan) · 2016nipr.ac.jp

Further reading

1. 'Water Bears' Able To Survive Exposure To Vacuum Of Space (Cell Press release)ScienceDaily / Cell Press · 2008sciencedaily.com
2. Tardigrades become first animals to survive vacuum of spaceNational Geographic (Phenomena) · 2008nationalgeographic.com
3. Space Suits Them: First Animal That Can Survive in OrbitScientific American · 2008scientificamerican.com
4. Tardigrades in Space Research - Past and Future (Erdmann W, Kaczmarek Ł), doi:10.1007/s11084-016-9522-1Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres (peer-reviewed review) · 2017pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
5. Current Status of the Tardigrada: Evolution and Ecology (Nelson DR), doi:10.1093/icb/42.3.652 - abstractIntegrative and Comparative Biology 42(3): 652-659 (peer-reviewed review) · 2002dc.etsu.edu

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