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		grogenaut on March 17, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How a Water Bear Survives When It’s Dry I thought one of the first signs of radiation was nausea and diarrhea.

sqeaky on March 17, 2017 | [–]

But those are only temporary until the death part sets in.

M_Grey on March 18, 2017 | [–]

Oh no, if you were exposed to a naked source of the type used to test the limits of organisms like tardigrades... you'd just die. Really, really, really quickly.

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