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Nimesh Pinnamaneni
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Helixworks Technologies • 3m
🚨 A protein that makes humans resistant to radiation? 🚨 Radiation therapy is brutal—killing cancer, but also destroying healthy cells. Now, researchers have used Tardigrade proteins to fix this. ✅ DNA shielded from radiation damage ✅ Cancer cells still get destroyed ✅ No more brutal side effects Beyond cancer, this tech could mean radiation-proof astronauts & protection from nuclear exposure. 📝 Tardigrades are tiny creatures, 0.1-1.5 mm long. They’re famous for surviving extreme conditions that would obliterate most lifeforms. Tardigrades can endure temperatures from just above absolute zero (-272°C) to over 150°C, pressures 6 times greater than those in the deepest ocean trenches, intense radiation, & even the vacuum of space. Their quirky, bear-like look under a microscope—complete with a mouth that resembles a tiny vacuum cleaner—only adds to their charm. It’s Dsup protein was delivered to human cells using mRNA tech. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-025-01360-5
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