Tardigrade (Simple English Wikipedia)

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Jönsso, K. Ingema; et al. (2008). "Tardigrades survive exposure to space in low Earth orbit". Current Biology. 18 (17): R729–R731. Bibcode:2008CBio...18.R729J. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.048. PMID 18786368. S2CID 8566993. Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
Jönsson, K. Ingemar; Rabbow, Elke; Schill, Ralph O; Harms-Ringdahl, Mats; Rettberg, Petra (2008). "Tardigrades survive exposure to space in low Earth orbit". Current Biology. 18 (17): R729–R731. Bibcode:2008CBio...18.R729J. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.048. PMID 18786368. S2CID 8566993.
Horikawa, Daiki D.; Sakashita, Tetsuya; Katagiri, Chihiro; Watanabe, Masahiko; Kikawada, Takahiro; Nakahara, Yuichi; Hamada, Nobuyuki; Wada, Seiichi; Funayama, Tomoo (2006-01-01). "Radiation tolerance in the tardigrade Milnesium tardigradum". International Journal of Radiation Biology. 82 (12): 843–848. Bibcode:2006IJRB...82..843H. doi:10.1080/09553000600972956. ISSN 0955-3002. PMID 17178624. S2CID 25354328. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
Jönsson, K. Ingemar; Bertolani, Roberto (2001). "Facts and fiction about long-term survival in tardigrades". Journal of Zoology. 255 (1): 121–3. Bibcode:2001JZoo..255..121J. doi:10.1017/S0952836901001169. hdl:11380/304396. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
Sloan, David; Alves Batista, Rafael; Loeb, Abraham (2017). "The Resilience of Life to Astrophysical Events". Scientific Reports. 7 (1): 5419. arXiv:1707.04253. Bibcode:2017NatSR...7.5419S. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-05796-x. PMC 5511186. PMID 28710420.

americanscientist.org (Global: 9,393^rd place; Simple English: 1,860^th place)

Miller, William (2017-02-06). "Tardigrades". American Scientist. Archived from the original on 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2018-04-13.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; Simple English: 3^rd place)

Neuman, Yair (October 2006). "Cryptobiosis: A new theoretical perspective". Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 92 (2). Elsevier: 258–267. doi:10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2005.11.001. PMID 16380155.
Margulis, Lynn; Schwartz, Karlene V. (1998). Five kingdoms: an illustrated guide to the phyla of life on earth (illustrated ed.). Elsevier. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-7167-3027-9.
Whalen, Joann K.; Sampedro, Luis (2010). Soil Ecology and Management (illustrated ed.). CABI. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-84593-563-4.
Grimaldi, David; Engel, Michael S. (2005). Michael S. Engel (ed.). Evolution of the insects. Cambridge Evolution Series (illustrated, reprint ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-521-82149-0.

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Sloan, David; Alves Batista, Rafael; Loeb, Abraham (2017). "The Resilience of Life to Astrophysical Events". Scientific Reports. 7 (1): 5419. arXiv:1707.04253. Bibcode:2017NatSR...7.5419S. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-05796-x. PMC 5511186. PMID 28710420.

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"Extreme animals - Astrobiology Magazine". Astrobiology Magazine. 2002-09-01. Archived from the original on 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2018-02-12.

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BBC News: News from elewhere. Japan: 'Water bear' reproduces after 30 years on ice - BBC News Archived 2021-02-23 at the Wayback Machine

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"Tardigrade (animal)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2011-01-02.

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Bordenstein, Sarah. "Tardigrades (Water Bears)". Microbial Life Educational Resources. National Science Digital Library. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

cell.com (Global: 2,821^st place; Simple English: 1,334^th place)

Jönsso, K. Ingema; et al. (2008). "Tardigrades survive exposure to space in low Earth orbit". Current Biology. 18 (17): R729–R731. Bibcode:2008CBio...18.R729J. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.048. PMID 18786368. S2CID 8566993. Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.

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Neuman, Yair (October 2006). "Cryptobiosis: A new theoretical perspective". Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 92 (2). Elsevier: 258–267. doi:10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2005.11.001. PMID 16380155.
Jönsso, K. Ingema; et al. (2008). "Tardigrades survive exposure to space in low Earth orbit". Current Biology. 18 (17): R729–R731. Bibcode:2008CBio...18.R729J. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.048. PMID 18786368. S2CID 8566993. Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
Jönsson, K. Ingemar; Rabbow, Elke; Schill, Ralph O; Harms-Ringdahl, Mats; Rettberg, Petra (2008). "Tardigrades survive exposure to space in low Earth orbit". Current Biology. 18 (17): R729–R731. Bibcode:2008CBio...18.R729J. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.048. PMID 18786368. S2CID 8566993.
Horikawa, Daiki D (2012). "Survival of Tardigrades in Extreme Environments: A Model Animal for Astrobiology". In Altenbach, Alexander V.; Bernhard, Joan M.; Seckbach, Joseph (eds.). Anoxia. Cellular Origin: life in extreme habitats and astrobiology. Vol. 21. pp. 205–17. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-1896-8_12. ISBN 978-94-007-1895-1.
Horikawa, Daiki D.; Sakashita, Tetsuya; Katagiri, Chihiro; Watanabe, Masahiko; Kikawada, Takahiro; Nakahara, Yuichi; Hamada, Nobuyuki; Wada, Seiichi; Funayama, Tomoo (2006-01-01). "Radiation tolerance in the tardigrade Milnesium tardigradum". International Journal of Radiation Biology. 82 (12): 843–848. Bibcode:2006IJRB...82..843H. doi:10.1080/09553000600972956. ISSN 0955-3002. PMID 17178624. S2CID 25354328. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
Jönsson, K. Ingemar; Bertolani, Roberto (2001). "Facts and fiction about long-term survival in tardigrades". Journal of Zoology. 255 (1): 121–3. Bibcode:2001JZoo..255..121J. doi:10.1017/S0952836901001169. hdl:11380/304396. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
Sloan, David; Alves Batista, Rafael; Loeb, Abraham (2017). "The Resilience of Life to Astrophysical Events". Scientific Reports. 7 (1): 5419. arXiv:1707.04253. Bibcode:2017NatSR...7.5419S. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-05796-x. PMC 5511186. PMID 28710420.

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Jönsson, K. Ingemar; Bertolani, Roberto (2001). "Facts and fiction about long-term survival in tardigrades". Journal of Zoology. 255 (1): 121–3. Bibcode:2001JZoo..255..121J. doi:10.1017/S0952836901001169. hdl:11380/304396. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.

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"Radiation tolerance in the tardigrade Milnesium tardigradum" (PDF).^{[permanent dead link]}

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"The almost indestructible water bear". Awake!. 88 (3): 30. March 2007. ISSN 0005-237X. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

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Jönsson, K. Ingemar; Bertolani, Roberto (2001). "Facts and fiction about long-term survival in tardigrades". Journal of Zoology. 255 (1): 121–3. Bibcode:2001JZoo..255..121J. doi:10.1017/S0952836901001169. hdl:11380/304396. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.

nature.com (Global: 207^th place; Simple English: 117^th place)

Seki, Kunihiro; Toyoshima, Masato 1998. Preserving tardigrades under pressure. Nature 395 (6705): 853–854. Preserving tardigrades under pressure | Nature Archived 2021-02-14 at the Wayback Machine

newscientist.com (Global: 1,041^st place; Simple English: 477^th place)

Courtland, Rachel (8 September 2008). "'Water bears' are first animal to survive space vacuum". New Scientist. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2011-05-22.

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Neuman, Yair (October 2006). "Cryptobiosis: A new theoretical perspective". Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 92 (2). Elsevier: 258–267. doi:10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2005.11.001. PMID 16380155.
Jönsso, K. Ingema; et al. (2008). "Tardigrades survive exposure to space in low Earth orbit". Current Biology. 18 (17): R729–R731. Bibcode:2008CBio...18.R729J. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.048. PMID 18786368. S2CID 8566993. Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
Jönsson, K. Ingemar; Rabbow, Elke; Schill, Ralph O; Harms-Ringdahl, Mats; Rettberg, Petra (2008). "Tardigrades survive exposure to space in low Earth orbit". Current Biology. 18 (17): R729–R731. Bibcode:2008CBio...18.R729J. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.048. PMID 18786368. S2CID 8566993.
Horikawa, Daiki D.; Sakashita, Tetsuya; Katagiri, Chihiro; Watanabe, Masahiko; Kikawada, Takahiro; Nakahara, Yuichi; Hamada, Nobuyuki; Wada, Seiichi; Funayama, Tomoo (2006-01-01). "Radiation tolerance in the tardigrade Milnesium tardigradum". International Journal of Radiation Biology. 82 (12): 843–848. Bibcode:2006IJRB...82..843H. doi:10.1080/09553000600972956. ISSN 0955-3002. PMID 17178624. S2CID 25354328. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
Sloan, David; Alves Batista, Rafael; Loeb, Abraham (2017). "The Resilience of Life to Astrophysical Events". Scientific Reports. 7 (1): 5419. arXiv:1707.04253. Bibcode:2017NatSR...7.5419S. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-05796-x. PMC 5511186. PMID 28710420.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Sloan, David; Alves Batista, Rafael; Loeb, Abraham (2017). "The Resilience of Life to Astrophysical Events". Scientific Reports. 7 (1): 5419. arXiv:1707.04253. Bibcode:2017NatSR...7.5419S. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-05796-x. PMC 5511186. PMID 28710420.

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Jönsso, K. Ingema; et al. (2008). "Tardigrades survive exposure to space in low Earth orbit". Current Biology. 18 (17): R729–R731. Bibcode:2008CBio...18.R729J. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.048. PMID 18786368. S2CID 8566993. Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
Jönsson, K. Ingemar; Rabbow, Elke; Schill, Ralph O; Harms-Ringdahl, Mats; Rettberg, Petra (2008). "Tardigrades survive exposure to space in low Earth orbit". Current Biology. 18 (17): R729–R731. Bibcode:2008CBio...18.R729J. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.048. PMID 18786368. S2CID 8566993.
Horikawa, Daiki D.; Sakashita, Tetsuya; Katagiri, Chihiro; Watanabe, Masahiko; Kikawada, Takahiro; Nakahara, Yuichi; Hamada, Nobuyuki; Wada, Seiichi; Funayama, Tomoo (2006-01-01). "Radiation tolerance in the tardigrade Milnesium tardigradum". International Journal of Radiation Biology. 82 (12): 843–848. Bibcode:2006IJRB...82..843H. doi:10.1080/09553000600972956. ISSN 0955-3002. PMID 17178624. S2CID 25354328. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.

space.com (Global: 862^nd place; Simple English: 400^th place)

"Creature survives naked in space". Space.com. 8 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2011-12-22.

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Sample, Ian (6 August 2019). "Tardigrades may have survived spacecraft crashing on moon". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

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Resnick, Brian (6 August 2019). "Tardigrades, the toughest animals on Earth, have crash-landed on the moon". Vox. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

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Miller, William (2017-02-06). "Tardigrades". American Scientist. Archived from the original on 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
Simon, Matt (21 March 2014). "Absurd Creature of the Week: the incredible Ccritter that's tough enough to survive in the vacuum of space". Wired. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
"Tardigrade (animal)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
Seki, Kunihiro; Toyoshima, Masato 1998. Preserving tardigrades under pressure. Nature 395 (6705): 853–854. Preserving tardigrades under pressure | Nature Archived 2021-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
Jönsso, K. Ingema; et al. (2008). "Tardigrades survive exposure to space in low Earth orbit". Current Biology. 18 (17): R729–R731. Bibcode:2008CBio...18.R729J. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.048. PMID 18786368. S2CID 8566993. Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
"Creature survives naked in space". Space.com. 8 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
Courtland, Rachel (8 September 2008). "'Water bears' are first animal to survive space vacuum". New Scientist. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
"Extreme animals - Astrobiology Magazine". Astrobiology Magazine. 2002-09-01. Archived from the original on 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
BBC News: News from elewhere. Japan: 'Water bear' reproduces after 30 years on ice - BBC News Archived 2021-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
Horikawa, Daiki D.; Sakashita, Tetsuya; Katagiri, Chihiro; Watanabe, Masahiko; Kikawada, Takahiro; Nakahara, Yuichi; Hamada, Nobuyuki; Wada, Seiichi; Funayama, Tomoo (2006-01-01). "Radiation tolerance in the tardigrade Milnesium tardigradum". International Journal of Radiation Biology. 82 (12): 843–848. Bibcode:2006IJRB...82..843H. doi:10.1080/09553000600972956. ISSN 0955-3002. PMID 17178624. S2CID 25354328. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
Jönsson, K. Ingemar; Bertolani, Roberto (2001). "Facts and fiction about long-term survival in tardigrades". Journal of Zoology. 255 (1): 121–3. Bibcode:2001JZoo..255..121J. doi:10.1017/S0952836901001169. hdl:11380/304396. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
Sample, Ian (6 August 2019). "Tardigrades may have survived spacecraft crashing on moon". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
Resnick, Brian (6 August 2019). "Tardigrades, the toughest animals on Earth, have crash-landed on the moon". Vox. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
"The almost indestructible water bear". Awake!. 88 (3): 30. March 2007. ISSN 0005-237X. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

wired.com (Global: 254^th place; Simple English: 223^rd place)

Simon, Matt (21 March 2014). "Absurd Creature of the Week: the incredible Ccritter that's tough enough to survive in the vacuum of space". Wired. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2014-03-21.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; Simple English: 6^th place)

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Horikawa, Daiki D.; Sakashita, Tetsuya; Katagiri, Chihiro; Watanabe, Masahiko; Kikawada, Takahiro; Nakahara, Yuichi; Hamada, Nobuyuki; Wada, Seiichi; Funayama, Tomoo (2006-01-01). "Radiation tolerance in the tardigrade Milnesium tardigradum". International Journal of Radiation Biology. 82 (12): 843–848. Bibcode:2006IJRB...82..843H. doi:10.1080/09553000600972956. ISSN 0955-3002. PMID 17178624. S2CID 25354328. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
"The almost indestructible water bear". Awake!. 88 (3): 30. March 2007. ISSN 0005-237X. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

Tardigrade (Simple English Wikipedia)

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