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Global warming could harm tardigrades
UPI ^ | January 13, 2020 | By Brooks Hays

Posted on 01/14/2020 8:59:29 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

Tardigrades are known for their remarkable resiliency. The tiny organisms are capable of withstanding extreme conditions, but new research suggests they're not immune to the effects of global warming.

Tardigrades, sometimes called water bears or moss piglets, are microscopic invertebrates with barrel-shaped bodies and four pairs of legs. The micro-animals are found in a variety of environs, including marine, freshwater and terrestrial micro-habitats, and feed on plant cells, algae and other small invertebrates.

To measure the impacts of global warming on tardigrades, scientists exposed dozens of water bears to elevated temperatures in the lab.

"The specimens used in this study were obtained from roof gutters of a house located in Nivå, Denmark," Ricardo Neves, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Copenhagen, said in a news release.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; hoax; propaganda; socialism
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NO not the tardigrades! won’t someone please think of the tardigrades!


21 posted on 01/14/2020 9:10:31 AM PST by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I tire of the constant propaganda of the left.


22 posted on 01/14/2020 9:10:32 AM PST by stockpirate (Anyone who believes Epstein killed himself is a fool)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Then they need to speed up.....................


23 posted on 01/14/2020 9:10:36 AM PST by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
There's always a chance that Global Warming could cause tardigrade to MUTATE! We'd be real sorry we didn't tackle the problem when we had a chance.


24 posted on 01/14/2020 9:11:00 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

These suckers can survive in space. I don’t think they’ll have a problem with a hot summer.


25 posted on 01/14/2020 9:11:01 AM PST by DouglasKC
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Tardi-What-sis? Isn’t that a Dr. Who thing ?

26 posted on 01/14/2020 9:11:50 AM PST by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Yeah. It’ll hurt the tards for sure.


27 posted on 01/14/2020 9:13:31 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: Leaning Right

“scientists exposed dozens of water bears to elevated temperatures in the lab”

Does this mean they brought the water to a boil?


28 posted on 01/14/2020 9:17:51 AM PST by stockpirate (Anyone who believes Epstein killed himself is a fool)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Your opinion. Go away.


29 posted on 01/14/2020 9:19:47 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: goldstategop

I wonder how they survived past ‘global warming’ events if they can’t survive this one, which may have been even warmer?


30 posted on 01/14/2020 9:23:01 AM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: stockpirate

> Does this mean they brought the water to a boil? <

I’m sure they did whatever they had to do to show that Global Warming “harms” tardigrades.

Scientist #1: The water temperature has been increased by five degrees. The tardigrades are still doing fine.
Scientist #2: Then increase the water temperature to a rolling boil.

Scientist #1: The tardigrades are still doing fine.
Scientist #2: Then hit the damn things with a hammer.


31 posted on 01/14/2020 9:31:31 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Someone actually knitted a tardigrade? That is seriously nerdy.


32 posted on 01/14/2020 9:58:00 AM PST by Disambiguator ("Progressives" want government in action. Conservatives want government inaction.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They can survive the raw vacuum of space without shielding. They can be unassisted in outer space for months and still come back to life.

What possible problem can they have with common weather?


33 posted on 01/14/2020 10:03:17 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

And right there on display is the biggest problem of FreeRepublic — way too much critical and common sense thinking!


34 posted on 01/14/2020 10:06:34 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Bookmark


35 posted on 01/14/2020 11:09:25 AM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Global warming is a threat to morons worldwide.


36 posted on 01/14/2020 11:16:19 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: American in Israel

Tardigrades????? NOW this is getting serious.


37 posted on 01/14/2020 1:48:23 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; GOPsterinMA; BillyBoy; NFHale; fieldmarshaldj

GFAFB, those little bastards could survive the vacuum of space.


38 posted on 01/14/2020 2:04:39 PM PST by Impy (I have no virtue to signal.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Oh, the Hugh Gradity!


39 posted on 01/14/2020 3:15:42 PM PST by rfp1234
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Tardigrades:

Report cards lost in the mail


40 posted on 01/14/2020 3:24:25 PM PST by Peter W. Kessler ("NUTS!!!")
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