Scientists find a species that can live to all the catastrophes that can happen on Earth (and it is not the human species)
When you talk about things that can be disastrous that would seriously affect our planet, attention falls on the survival of the human race. But after this, who would stay on Earth?
A team of scientists from the Universities of Oxford and Harvard has revealed the species that will remain on the Earth's surface longer than any other: the Tardigrade or Water bear, an 8-legged microorganism that reaches a life expectancy of up to 10 billion years, reports the website of the University of Oxford.
The study, published in the journal ' Scientific Reports ', indicates that the tardigrades are able to survive up to 30 years without food or water and withstand extreme temperatures of up to 150 degrees Celsius, the deep sea and even the frozen vacuum of space.
Research is based on the assumption that a global catastrophe is occurring on a cosmic scale. Thus, scholars have considered three possible scenarios: the impact of a large asteroid, the explosion of a supernova in the vicinity of the sun and a burst of gamma rays. However, they stipulate that all of them are unlikely and that the scope of their impact would not be strong enough to, for example, boil the planet's oceans and destroy these microorganisms.
"To our surprise we find that," although nearby supernovae or large asteroid impacts would be catastrophic for people, tardigrades may not be affected, so it seems that life, once it gets underway, is hard to erase completely, "says David Sloan, co-author of the study.
Is there life beyond?
Rafael Alves Batista, co-author of the study, explains that the tardigrades are "close to the indestructible" on earth and stresses that "there may be other examples of resilient species in other parts of the universe." "In this context, there is a real case to look for life on Mars and other areas of the solar system," he adds.
"In general, if the tardigrades are the most resilient species on earth, who knows what else is out there?" he raises.
Sabes que me imagine que sería la cucaracha y no un microorgamismo como tal, cada día hay seres que evolucionan más que otras, ojala así fueramos los humanos, y es triste ver como el ser humano destruye y muy pocos construyen.Para un ejemplo ver como hay personas que acaban con la fauna y flora de nuestro ecosistema.
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Wou, parece un topo, me agrada este microorganismo. La existencia de una especie como la nuestra no está garantizada, somos destructores y constructores, y dependemos de animales y plantas, aunque en algun momento cuando todo escasee veremos si podemos adaptarnos a los inventos artificiales para sobrevivir. es un buen post, pensé que hablarías de las cucarachas, que han soportado muchos años.
oh fantastico xD
Que buen post,ojala nosotros la especie humana pudieramos vivir todo ese tiempo.
buen post muy entretenido
Realmente los científicos hacen un muy buen trabajo, es increible como este microorganismo puede alcanzar esta vida de hasta 10 mil millones de años.
Su nombre tardigrades nada mas me hace pensar que son casi indestructibles leer que pueden aguantar tanto me lo confirma.. muy buen post, interesante..
Interesante post.... la imagen es la que impacta.... parece de las Guerras de las Galaxias. jajja
excelente informacion cesar, siga asi, vamos por las ballenas
Que execelente post, me gusta esta informacion.