Purpose Deinococcus radiodurans is an extremely radioresistant bacterium characterized
by D10 of 10 kGy, and able to grow luxuriantly under chronic ionizing radiation of 60 Gy/h …

Human are exposed to ionizing radiation from natural and artificial sources, which
consequently poses a possible risk to human health. However, accumulating evidence …

Unplanned exposure to radiation can cause side effects on high‐risk individuals;
meanwhile, radiotherapies can also cause injury on normal cells and tissues surrounding …

The extremely radiation and desiccation resistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans
possesses three genes encoding Endonuclease III-like enzymes (DrEndoIII1, DrEndoIII2 …

To investigate the relationship between desiccation and the extent of protein oxidation in
desert strains of Chroococcidiopsis a selection of 10 isolates from hot and cold deserts and …

The last 50 years, a variety of archaea and bacteria able to withstand extremely high doses
of ionizing radiation, have been discovered. Several lines of evidence suggest a variety of …

Some organisms have shown the ability to naturally survive in extreme environments, even
outer space. Some of these have natural mechanisms to resist severe DNA damage from …

Antibiotics have revolutionized modern medicine, allowing significant progress in healthcare
and improvement in life expectancy. Development of antibiotic resistance by pathogenic …

Radiotherapy plays an important therapeutic role in esophageal cancer (EC). However,
acquired radioresistance impairs the efficacy of radiotherapy, often leading to treatment …

The gram-positive bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans can survive under extreme ionizing
radiation environment. This study aims to rationalize the role of redox balance, antioxidant …