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Ehtyar:
Some very tiny animals have surived a trip into outer space, unprotected.




It's one small step for Tardigrada, and one giant leap for the animal kingdom: The toughest creature on Earth has survived a trip into space.

Except for a few hardy strains of bacteria, any other creature would have been destroyed -- but tardigrades handled the voyage as though it were a dry spell on their local moss patch.

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Darwin:
That is SERIOUSLY cool! Thanks for the link Ehtyar, I would have missed it otherwise  :Thmbsup:

Deozaan:
Uh oh. Where are the animal rights activists complaining about killing poor Tardigradas in the name of science? :P

Renegade:
Uh oh. Where are the animal rights activists complaining about killing poor Tardigradas in the name of science? :P
-Deozaan (September 08, 2008, 08:12 PM)
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They were shipped along with the Tardigradas. They didn't come back. ;)

Ehtyar:
That is SERIOUSLY cool! Thanks for the link Ehtyar, I would have missed it otherwise  :Thmbsup:
-Darwin (September 08, 2008, 06:36 PM)
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You're most welcome, it's great to get positive feedback :)
Uh oh. Where are the animal rights activists complaining about killing poor Tardigradas in the name of science? :P
-Deozaan (September 08, 2008, 08:12 PM)
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They were shipped along with the Tardigradas. They didn't come back. ;)
-Renegade (September 08, 2008, 10:30 PM)
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LMAO!!

Ehtyar.

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