John Battista

Louisiana State University

Projects

Determination of an unknown protein implicated in radiation resistance in Deinococcus Radiodurans

Lead Institution

Louisiana State University

Principal Investigator

John Battista

Project type

Exploratory Research

Deinococcus radiodurans is one of the most radiation resistant organisms known able to survive after exposure of over 4000 Gy of ionizing radiation. Although it is clear that the DNA is fragmented…