Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Further investigation revealed a microbe of extraordinary resilience that can flourish in a radioactive inferno that would make ...

Deinococcus radiodurans can survive a range of harsh environments and is resistant to very high levels of ionizing and UV radiation, dehydration, cold, vacuum, and even acid. Therefore, the bacterium ...

Researchers have decoded the chemical mechanism behind the extraordinary radiation resistance of Deinococcus radiodurans, a bacterium known as "Conan the Bacterium," according to Interesting ...

It is an almost indestructible bacterium. Deinococcus radiodurans, nicknamed "Conan the Bacterium," withstands levels of radiation that would destroy any organism on Earth. How does it manage to ...

Dubbed “Conan the Bacterium” for its extraordinary ability to tolerate the harshest of conditions, Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand radiation doses thousands of times higher than what would kill ...

Even among the bacterial superheroes, this one stands out. (Michael J Daly / USU) Conan the Bacterium has a great origin story, complete with humble beginnings. The multicelled, bright orange species ...