Comments on: Water bears ... in space http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: naturegrrl http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html#comment-997377 naturegrrl Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-997377 best thing about this project was its name. TARdigrades In Space, or TARDIS. nerds... gotta love em. best thing about this project was its name.
TARdigrades In Space, or TARDIS.
nerds… gotta love em.

]]> By: avi http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html#comment-997662 avi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-997662 We should strap them to a rocket and send them to the nearest possibly habitable planet! Might as well jump-start a brand new Water Bear-based civilization while we still have the chance. We should strap them to a rocket and send them to the nearest possibly habitable planet! Might as well jump-start a brand new Water Bear-based civilization while we still have the chance.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html#comment-997441 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-997441 I've read that tardigrades are a form of life where every specimen is identical. That is, every individual tardigrade has the exact same number of cells as any other individual tardigrade. I’ve read that tardigrades are a form of life where every specimen is identical. That is, every individual tardigrade has the exact same number of cells as any other individual tardigrade.

]]> By: karl_jones http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html#comment-997451 karl_jones Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-997451 The European Space Agency <em>deliberately killing</em> living creatures. Cute living creatures, at that! Where is PETA when you need it? The European Space Agency deliberately killing living creatures.

Cute living creatures, at that!

Where is PETA when you need it?

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html#comment-997707 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-997707 Water-bears have not the instrumentality to construct a civilization. Yet. Water-bears have not the instrumentality to construct a civilization.
Yet.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html#comment-1097565 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1097565 Thank you for using my video in this article. I have been working on toughness of tardigrades for 10 years and have been culturing this tardigrade species for 5 years in the lab. Please visit my websites if you are interested. http://tardigrades.net/e-index.html http://www.youtube.com/user/ddhorikawa?feature=mhum Thank you for using my video in this article. I have been working on toughness of tardigrades for 10 years and have been culturing this tardigrade species for 5 years in the lab.
Please visit my websites if you are interested.

http://tardigrades.net/e-index.html
http://www.youtube.com/user/ddhorikawa?feature=mhum

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html#comment-997215 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-997215 Ahhh...so SUNLIGHT is their weakness. Earth is saved! Ahhh…so SUNLIGHT is their weakness. Earth is saved!

]]> By: seyo http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html#comment-997234 seyo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-997234 I'm just gonna go ahead and welcome our new water bear overlords anyway. Better safe than sorry. I’m just gonna go ahead and welcome our new water bear overlords anyway. Better safe than sorry.

]]> By: oddboyout http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html#comment-997783 oddboyout Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-997783 Wow these are actually really cute! <3 Wow these are actually really cute! <3

]]> By: RedShirt77 http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html#comment-998057 RedShirt77 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-998057 For how long can they do this? Because if it isn't 100 years it probably isn't an effective way for life to travel the stars. For how long can they do this? Because if it isn’t 100 years it probably isn’t an effective way for life to travel the stars.

]]> By: andyhavens http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html#comment-998064 andyhavens Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-998064 Cue water bear song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKamWp610ng Cue water bear song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKamWp610ng

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html#comment-997297 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-997297 Neither red hot nor the ice cold can destroy the water bear http://boingboing.net/2009/12/08/water-bears-rock-out.html Neither red hot nor the ice cold can destroy the water bear
http://boingboing.net/2009/12/08/water-bears-rock-out.html

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html#comment-997553 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-997553 Meanwhile, in Australia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8oDIhqTKBQ Meanwhile, in Australia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8oDIhqTKBQ

]]> By: Nadreck http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html#comment-997585 Nadreck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-997585 And the Water Bear Emperor does the Happy Dance! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da1gSxppAhM And the Water Bear Emperor does the Happy Dance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da1gSxppAhM

]]> By: kawayama http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html#comment-997333 kawayama Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-997333 wait wait wait—what was that Aeon Flux episode where beings that look like this contain an amnesia capsule? the brave couple in the episode try to destroy the beings by blasting them into the sun… but Trevor and Aeon mess everything up, as usual. wait wait wait—what was that Aeon Flux episode where beings that look like this contain an amnesia capsule? the brave couple in the episode try to destroy the beings by blasting them into the sun… but Trevor and Aeon mess everything up, as usual.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/17/water-bears-in-space.html#comment-997873 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-997873 There are lots of different kinds of water-bears. Within a species, though, they often do have the same number of cells. It turns out that's not uncommon among the tiniest animals - some nematodes and wheel animals are the same way. By the way, although they don't quite make it in space, some of those will survive temperatures past liquid nitrogen. There are lots of different kinds of water-bears. Within a species, though, they often do have the same number of cells. It turns out that’s not uncommon among the tiniest animals – some nematodes and wheel animals are the same way. By the way, although they don’t quite make it in space, some of those will survive temperatures past liquid nitrogen.

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