Tardigrades are tiny animals known for their extraordinary survival skills, but are they tough enough to survive a space-probe crash and conditions on the Moon?
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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Associate Professor in Biology, Flinders University
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Oxford
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Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Sheffield
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PhD Candidate, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia
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Maître de conférences, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
