[ RadSafe ] Bacterium can survive doses of ionising radiation thousands of times stronger than would kill a human

[Dawson, Fred Mr]

New Scientist reports:-

Nicknamed Conan the Bacterium, Deinococcus radiodurans can survive doses
of ionising radiation thousands of times stronger than would kill a
human. So how does it do it?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11447-tough-bug-reveals-key-to-rad
iation-resistance.html

Fred Dawson
Fwp_dawson at hotmail.com