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Biology
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Despite having one hundred times more cells than a human and living seven decades, these colossi possess a molecular mechanism that strikes down cellular mutations.
Biology
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Nicknamed "Conan the Bacterium," it withstands thousands of times the lethal radiation dose for a human being thanks to unique molecular repair machinery.
Biology
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These microscopic animals have lived for millions of years without males thanks to their astonishing ability to absorb genes from fungi, bacteria, and algae after desiccation.
Science and technology
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Microscopic nanobots designed to repair tissues and fight diseases
Nature
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These microscopic 'water bears' have extreme survival superpowers
Nature
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The unusual case of the amphibian that hosts living algae inside its own cells to harvest solar energy.
Health and wellness
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Discovered in 2004, this cellular sacrifice expels white blood cells' own genetic material to trap pathogens before they overwhelm the body.
Science and technology
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An underground tunnel over three kilometers long fires 27,000 flashes per second to capture the exact moment molecular bonds form or break.
Nature
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At barely 200 micrometers long, this insect found a radical biological solution: dissolving 95% of its brain DNA to be able to fly.
Biology
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Discovered in salmon muscle tissue, this unusual microscopic jellyfish relative completely lost its mitochondrial genome.
Health and wellness
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The discovery of permanent myonuclei explains why regaining muscle mass is infinitely faster than building it from scratch.
Biology
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Able to withstand atomic doses lethal to any other creature, this microorganism discovered how to shield its proteins to repair pulverized genomes.