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I like how latin names for such organisms are (intentionally) so fitting: "radiodurans".
by selcuka 2y ago
I like how latin names for such organisms are (intentionally) so fitting: "radiodurans".
- globnomulous 2y agoThe Greek half of the name is equally fitting.
- hoseja 2y agoBut it's just a side effect of being an extremophile with really good DNA repair machinery. The microbe isn't intentionally resistant to radiation. It's not adapted specifically to radiation environments.