Space Flight Effects on Antioxidant Molecules in Dry Tardigrades: The TARDIKISS Experiment

Figure 1

Micrographs by scanning electron microscopy of the tardigrade Ramazzottius oberhaeuseri showing its two physiological states. (a) Hydrated and metabolically active specimen. (b) Desiccated and metabolically inactive specimen. Bars: a = 10 μm; b = 5 μm.

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