Apparently the main thing this bug stands out for is its outstanding ability to repair damaged DNA. So what I found super interesting is that it might not be "d

Apparently the main thing this bug stands out for is its outstanding ability to repair damaged DNA. So what I found super interesting is that it might not be "dna remains that can be processed" when the mechanism of death is radiation damage. I assumed it was damaged DNA too. "...the acute cell killing occurs by destroying the proteome’s functional integrity, not necessarily genome integrity, because even an excessively damaged genome can be fully repaired by an active proteome, even if it takes days (Slade et al. 2009), ensuring the perpetuation of cellular life." (from the Krisko and Radman article from Cold Spring Harbor above)