Sophie Salmo (CAA) has successfully introduced DNA sequences from two ultra-resistant organisms into their genome: - Deinococcus radiodurans, the "indestructible" bacteria capable of withstanding ...

Researchers have uncovered that Cas proteins, the key components of genome editing tools ... researchers was derived from the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans. This microorganism is renowned ...

Deinococcus radiodurans, nicknamed 'Conan the Bacterium', is the most radiation resistant bacteria in the world - withstanding thousands of times more radiation than humans. Now, scientists know why.