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Scientists at MIT , the University of Iowa , and elsewhere conducted the new study.
Tardigrades are extremophiles, notorious for their remarkable ability to survive some of the most inhospitable conditions on Earth .
One of the tricks they use to resist radiation is the production of something called the damage suppressor protein, or Dsup .
In experiments with mice, the research team observed that the protein reduced radiation damage in normal cells.
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