?Exif II* n ( 1 ( 2 ( ; < i H Z This handout picture released by Nature on September 20, 2016 shows a facial view of the tardigrade, Ramazzottius varieornatus. A protein unique to the miniscule water bear, probably the most indestructible animal on the planet, protected human DNA against X-rays in experiments, researchers stuned by their findings reported on September 19, 2016.
Lab-grown human cells given the ability to create the newly discovered protein -- dubbed "Dsup" for "damage suppressor" -- showed only half as much decay as normal cells when blasted with deadly radiation.
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