Jon Hibshman (@jonhibshman.bsky.social)

Our paper is out! To identify new protectant proteins we expressed tardigrade genes in bacteria and screened for those that could improve desiccation survival. It was a fun (and effective) screening approach. Check it out and see what we found! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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A bacterial expression cloning screen reveals single-stranded DNA-binding proteins as potent desicco-protectants Desiccation kills most cells. Some proteins have been identified to help certain cells survive desiccation, but many protein protectants are likely to… https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221112472401307X