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University of Wyoming Tardigrade Research to Begin on International Space Station
July 13, 2021
LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 13 (TNSOps) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:

Tiny creatures from University of Wyoming laboratories hitched a ride in a freezer on SpaceX CRS-22 and were delivered to the International Space Station, where they await to show off their strength.

Tardigrades, or "water bears," have been the subject of study for UW molecular biologist Thomas Boothby and his team.

Starting tomorrow (July 13), the t . . .

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