Re:Extremophiles and life in the most unlikely of places
by ncmncm on Thursday September 19, 2019 @07:44PM
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Can we get some love here for bdelloid rotifers, while we're on topic?
They are positively known to slurp up any DNA floating about when they reconstitute, and are found in a wider range of habitats than tardigrades, if that's possible. Different tardigrade species have different habitat preferences, but rotifers are in them all.
Interestingly, they are parthenogenic, which normally is a species death sentence, but those rotifers just keep on keepin' on.
Re:Extremophiles and life in the most unlikely of places
by davidw on Thursday September 19, 2019 @07:26PM
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Tardigrades are amazing because of the range they can survive in. I mean it's amazing some animals can live in 99C water, but perhaps they die from cold at 97C.
They are positively known to slurp up any DNA floating about when they reconstitute, and are found in a wider range of habitats than tardigrades, if that's possible. Different tardigrade species have different habitat preferences, but rotifers are in them all.
Interestingly, they are parthenogenic, which normally is a species death sentence, but those rotifers just keep on keepin' on.