A type of bacteria called Deinococcus radiodurans, nicknamed “Conan the Bacterium” for its ability to survive the harshest of extremes, can withstand radiation doses 28,000 times greater than ...

Deinococcus radiodurans ... Studies have shown that when these bacteria are desiccated and frozen, their radiation survival threshold can increase dramatically, from 25 kGy in liquid culture ...

The study identified a total of 747 different types of bacteria in microwave ovens ... resistance to high doses of radiation, such as Deinococcus, Hymenobacter, Kineococcus, Sphingomonas, and ...

Deinococcus radiodurans, nicknamed 'Conan the Bacterium', is the most radiation resistant bacteria in the world - withstanding thousands of times more radiation than humans. Now, scientists know why.

A team of researchers has studied Deinococcus radiodurans and revealed for the first ... Nucleoid remodeling is a common strategy among bacteria to protect their DNA against external stresses. This ...

The exceptional capabilities of extremophiles have made the headlines in some cases. For instance, Deinococcus radiodurans, a bacterium discovered in canned food in 1956, can withstand high doses ...

In summary, it seems that the antioxidant defence system of D. radiodurans consists of several lines of antioxidants, including enzymes and non-enzymatic small molecules, which is directly ...

DAEJEON, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Scientists at the Advanced Radiation Technology Institute of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute announced on January 23 that they have discovered a way to ...