SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Deinococcus radiodurans The Importance of Extremophiles  Oct 11, 2009 One of the most famous extremophiles among scientist today is Deinococcus radiodurans, an extremophile that can survive radiation up to 1000 times what human cells can withstand, according to the July 5, 2002 Genome News Network article "" by Sarah E. DeWeerdt. First discovered in irradiated canned meat, this bacteria is sometimes found in the most inhospitable places to survive on earth, including Antarctic dry valleys, elephant dung and nuclear waste sites where it survives under extremely... (Suite101.com) Expression Of Infrared Fluorescence Engineered In Mammals  May 17, 2009 First author Xiaokun Shu, PhD, of the UC San Diego School of Medicine's Department of Pharmacology and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, coerced the phytochrome from the bacteria Deinococcus radiodurans to fluoresce the first protein to glow in infrared and work in mouse models. A phytochrome is a photoreceptor a pigment that plants and bacteria use to detect light which is sensitive to light in the red and far-red region of the visible spectrum. (Science Daily) Long-sought Protein Structure May Help Reveal How 'Gene Switch' Works  Feb 10, 2009 3, 2003) Researchers from Louisiana State University have identified a gene in the radiation-resistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans that they believe is vital to the organism's ability to withstand. . (Science Daily) Back to Health News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009