another RandomWalk
Saturday, 12 September 2009 12:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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jaguarnoelle for noticing and reminding me. I forgot to announce this one a few days back. I've been kinda busy for a while so it slipped my mind. I'm hoping to finish another cartoon today.
The waterbear (also known as the tardigrade) is possibly the cutest of all microscopic creatures. Some grow up to one and a half millimeters long -- big enough to see with the naked eye. They were named "waterbears" because their movements resemble those of bears -- yes, really. It is quite uncanny. They are astonishingly able to survive the most extreme environments, such as boiling in alcohol, drying out, very high levels of radiation, and even the vacuum of space. Now their ability to survive may help us.
jaguarnoelle for noticing and reminding me. I forgot to announce this one a few days back. I've been kinda busy for a while so it slipped my mind. I'm hoping to finish another cartoon today.The waterbear (also known as the tardigrade) is possibly the cutest of all microscopic creatures. Some grow up to one and a half millimeters long -- big enough to see with the naked eye. They were named "waterbears" because their movements resemble those of bears -- yes, really. It is quite uncanny. They are astonishingly able to survive the most extreme environments, such as boiling in alcohol, drying out, very high levels of radiation, and even the vacuum of space. Now their ability to survive may help us.
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Date: 2009-09-14 10:11 am (UTC)I think it binds to the proteins in a similar way to how water does, preventing them from being damaged. I really should read more on it.
I just had a nice experience in Brisbane this afternoon. I was waiting at the bus stop to go to the hospital and a couple of girls were on the seat beside me cooing and chuckling to each other and cuddling, then they made a big, passionate kiss -- obviously very much in love. Lucky kids. It left me feeling very warm and happy for the world.