2024-12-17 08:00:00
Scientists have the secret discovered of a bacterium called “Conan the bacterium”, which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most radiation-resistant life form . Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand radiation doses 28,000 times higher than those that would kill a human [y a cualquier otro organismo]. Furthermore, this bacterium can survive outside the International Space Station for three years. It can also resist acid, cold, and dehydration (a D&D player’s worst nightmare). All this protection comes down to a single antioxidant.
The antioxidant is made up of a simple group of small molecules called metabolites, which include manganese, phosphate, and a small peptide, or molecule, of amino acids.
He informs CNN: The antioxidant is made up of a simple group of small molecules called metabolites, which include manganese, phosphate, and a small peptide, or molecule, of amino acids. Together, this powerful trilogy is more effective at protecting against radiation than manganese combined with just one of the other components, according to a new study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
According to the study’s authors, the findings could be used to protect astronauts from high doses of cosmic radiation on future deep space missions through our solar system.
“We have long known that manganese and phosphate ions together form a powerful antioxidant, but discovering and understanding the ‘magic’ power provided by the addition of the third component is an important step forward,” said study co-author Brian Hoffman, a research professor of Chemistry Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison and professor of molecular biosciences in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University, in a statement…
On Earth, the antioxidant could be used to protect against radiation-releasing accidents.
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