Most forms of life cannot survive extreme environmental conditions, like excessive temperatures. Likewise, the significant ...

Deinococcus Radiodurans Survived An Entire Year Outside The ISS By Shane McGlaun Nov. 10, 2020 6:56 am EST The environment in outer space is extremely hazardous to most life.

The bacteria Deinococcus radiodurans was still alive and kicking after a year spent on the outside of the International Space Station. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu ...

Deinococcus radiodurans was discovered by Arthur W. Anderson in 1956. Anderson was working in Corvallis, Oregon at the Oregon Agricultural Experiment station. The researchers were attempting to ...

The living creature most likely to survive a nuclear blast is a bacterium called Deinococcus radiodurans-- a name that means "strange berry that can withstand radiation.". For decades, scientists ...

The study is entitled, "Responses of Mn2+ Speciation in Deinococcus radiodurans and Escherichia coli to Gamma-Radiation by Advanced Paramagnetic Resonance Methods," and published in the March 25 ...

Deinococcus radiodurans is a bacterium that thrives in extreme environmental conditions. Although this bacterium has immense potential in unique human applications, like treating radioactive waste ...

Named Deinococcus radiodurans--or "strange berry that withstands radiation" [pictured at right]--the microorganism can survive doses of radiation up to 500 times that which would kill a human.

Dec. 9, 2024 — Thanks for a powerful antioxidant, Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand radiation doses 28,000 times greater than what would kill a human. In a new study, scientists discovered ...