Radiation Extremophiles - Radiotrophic Fungi, Mercury Munching Bacteria, and Tiny Tardigrades!

First discovered in the inhospitable core of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor after its disastrous meltdown, radiotrophic fungi were found to not only survive, but to thrive in the high radiation environment. In this video we explore these fungi along with other radiation extremophiles such as the bacterium Deinococcus Radiodurans, and microscopic Tardigrades which can survive radiation levels which would be lethal to humans. Finally we explore what we could learn from these microorganisms and how they could even be useful to us in the future.

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Видео Radiation Extremophiles - Radiotrophic Fungi, Mercury Munching Bacteria, and Tiny Tardigrades! канала Observable Universe