#tardigrades

#Tardigrades... 500 million years of evolution and they survive in the most extreme conditions... without AI and without fucking up the planet humans... more or less 300000 years and in the last 200 years completely fucked up the planetary equilibrium that are required for its own survival this should just remind us to be a little more humble and stop thinking that we, humans, are the most evolved form of life

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🍄🪨 Researchers at the University of #Michigan pulled #water from gas wells deep under the #GreatLakes and found a dense #ecosystem. The water has remained #underground since the #IceAge more than 11,000 years ago. The isolated #environment contains hundreds of fungal species alongside tiny #worms and #tardigrades. 👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/rock-eating-fungi-great-lakes/ #fungi #microrganisms #ecology #science #groundwater #biodiversity #carbon #carboncycle #soil #biology #extremophiles

Karhukaiset inspiroivat syöpähoitojen kehittämistä. Ne tuottavat proteiinia, joka suojelee niitä säteilyltä. Tutkimuksessa oli pyritty siirtämään näitä suojaavia ominaisuuksia hiiriin, lupaavin tuloksin. (rautalankasuomennos) #karhukaiset #tardigrades Uutisen jakoi BlueSkyssä https://bsky.app/profile/sailorrooscout.bsky.social https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-025-01360-5