IMMORTAL SPECIES

Deinococcus radiodurans , a poly-extremophilic bacterium, isn’t only radiation-resistant. These immortal animals can also die and come back to life thanks to their incredible DNA repair response. According to Ira S. Pastor, CEO of Bioquark Inc., “[They] can survive cold, dehydration, vacuum, and acid, and [have] been listed as the world’s toughest bacterium.” The Guinness Book of Records even says they “can resist 1.5 million rads of gamma radiation, about 3,000 times the amount that would kill a human!”