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Compromised DNA replication in gut cells underlies tardigrade sensitivity to genotoxic stress
Gonzalo Quiroga-Artigas, Pauline Fontanié, Benjamin Lacroix…·María Moriel‐Carretero
This study identifies DNA replication as a critical vulnerability in tardigrades under genotoxic stress, showing that damage to dividing gut cells leads to midgut failure and death.
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