A type of bacteria dubbed “Conan the Bacterium” can withstand radiation thousands of times stronger than what can kill a ...

As astronauts venture further into space, their exposure to harmful radiation rises. Researchers from Columbia University are ...

A type of bacteria dubbed “Conan the Bacterium” can withstand radiation thousands of times stronger than what can kill a ...

A reactor at the nuclear plant melted down in 1986, releasing smoke and causing thousands of deaths from radiation.

Deinococcus radiodurans, also known as ‘Conan the Bacterium,’ can survive a variety of extreme environments that would doom ...

Deinococcus radiodurans, also known as "Conan the Bacterium," is one of nature’s toughest life forms, capable of surviving ...

A three-part complex based on the molecules that give "Conan the Bacterium" its radiation resistance may protect humans ...

The U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, in San Francisco, exposed at least 1,073 workers, military personnel, and ...

can withstand radiation doses 28,000 times greater than those that would kill a human being — and the secret to its success is rooted in an antioxidant. Now, scientists have uncovered how the ...

In the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, worms show no genetic damage despite living in highly radioactive soil, and free-ranging ...

A three-part complex based on the molecules that give "Conan the Bacterium" its radiation resistance may protect humans against damage from ionizing radiation. New insight into how unique bacteria ...