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University
Shawnee State University
Major
Biomedical Sciences - Pre-Med Track
Presentation Types
Oral Presentation
Keywords:
Tardigrades, Space, Cryptobiosis, Environment
Abstract
Metabolism suspension, otherwise known as cryptobiosis, is used by certain species that have adapted to survive in extreme environments. Despite the rare benefit of this process, little is understood about its advantages in Tardigrades; resilient microorganisms also known as water bears. To better understand the ways in which Tardigrades respond to their environment we’ve devised several approaches to prepare for the results of our final experiment in conjunction with the High Altitude Research Project (HARP). We will test the local Tardigrade populations susceptibility to freezing, drying, and the condition of a vacuum in order to predict their response to the exposure of near space-like conditions.
Human Subjects
no
Faculty Mentor Name
Timothy Hamilton
Faculty Mentor Title
Professor of Physics
Recommended Citation
Woods, Corrine and Durbin, Katherine, "The Survival of Tardigrades in Space-like Conditions" (2023). Celebration of Scholarship. 3.
https://digitalcommons.shawnee.edu/cos/2023/Day4/3
The Survival of Tardigrades in Space-like Conditions
Metabolism suspension, otherwise known as cryptobiosis, is used by certain species that have adapted to survive in extreme environments. Despite the rare benefit of this process, little is understood about its advantages in Tardigrades; resilient microorganisms also known as water bears. To better understand the ways in which Tardigrades respond to their environment we’ve devised several approaches to prepare for the results of our final experiment in conjunction with the High Altitude Research Project (HARP). We will test the local Tardigrade populations susceptibility to freezing, drying, and the condition of a vacuum in order to predict their response to the exposure of near space-like conditions.