Deinococcus Radiodurans is a bacteria that can endure extreme radiation. Blow up a nuclear bomb and it might be the only living thing left, making it useful in the breakdown of nuclear waste. It could also be effective in cancer treatment. If researchers find it absorbs radiation in the body, it would ideally protect human cells during radiation therapy, while attacking cancerous ones.
Not only that, but the bacteria can survive extreme cold, dehydration, acidic environments, and even a vacuum, making it a polyextremophile- an organism that can survive in multiple extreme environments. When the world is ending and all species are facing extinction, this "superbacteria" may be the only life form left.
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| Deinococcus Radiodurans, the baddest bacteria in the world. Image source: Wikipedia |
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