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Previously Unknown Species Sheds Light on Mechanism of Radiotolerance in Tardigrades


Using genome, transcriptome, and proteome analysis of the newly-discovered species of tardigrade, named Hypsibius henanensis, scientists explored the molecular basis contributing to radiotolerance in these tiny invertebrates.

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