I figured the Gizmodo article added value. Here's the academic article, referenced near the top, whose title is hard to shorten in any case: http://www.nature.

I figured the Gizmodo article added value. Here's the academic article, referenced near the top, whose title is hard to shorten in any case: http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms12808 http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms12808 Extremotolerant tardigrade genome and improved radiotolerance of human cultured cells by tardigrade-unique protein