Video: What makes tardigrades such great survivors

October 11, 2018

Video: What makes tardigrades such great survivors

Credit: The American Chemical Society

Tardigrades are tiny animals that can live in water droplets just about anywhere. When those water droplets dry out, tardigrades undergo an astonishing transformation to survive the lack of water.

In this video, Reactions explores the chemistry of these remarkable survivors:

Provided by American Chemical Society

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