#extremophile

The Tardigrade: Life at the Edge of the Possible In 2007, tardigrades became the first animals confirmed to survive direct exposure to open space. Attached to the outside of a satellite, they were exposed

Image: Gross, Vladimir; Mayer, Georg | CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Tardigrades: The Indestructible Travelers of the Microscopic World In 2007, a small capsule was attached to the outside of a satellite

Common Cations, Anions, Acids, and Organic Compounds .. liquid smoke Phenol is used to stain & identify mycoplasma incognitus, it binds to bacteria. the other two parts bind minerals into the bacteria

Tardigrades can withstand gamma radiation, oxygen deprivation, and the intense blast of solar wind. They can also go without food or water for ten years.