Synthetic extremophiles remain effective microbial therapeutics despite extreme temperature and radiation exposure. Credit: Nature Materials (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-01937-6 A team of researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have created formulations that allow microbial therapeutics, including those used to treat gastrointestinal diseases and improve crop production, to maintain their potency and function over time despite extreme temperatures, harsh manufacturing processes, and radiation exposure. Extremophiles, microbes that live in harsh environments such as Yellowstone’s hot springs or far beneath the ice of Antarctica, provide fascinating insights on the history and potential of Read More