The team focused on a particular protein called CAHS D, already known to protect against extreme drying (desiccation). |
The team focused on a particular protein called CAHS D, already known to protect against extreme drying (desiccation). |
>"When the stress is relieved, the tardigrade gels dissolve, and the human cells return to their normal metabolism," says University of Wyoming molecular biologist Thomas Boothby.
Article says different?
I am not convinced that the "normal" metabolism of the cell, afterward, is anything other than metabolic collapse.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeLa#Contamination
I can imagine the contamination issue would only be made worse...
I'm wondering why they took the jump to human in vitro studies - did they do murine studies first?
Some possible future applications that could arise from much more research were preserving tissue for organ transplants, or maybe in slowing down aging. But not using the current technique.