suspended animation

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The Matrix films were based on the idea that machine-addicted humans would put their bodies in suspended animation while computers provided a virtual reality that replaced real life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

As William “Buck” Rogers, Gerard played a 20th century astronaut who had come out of suspended animation 500 years in the future, only to discover a planet in ruins.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

The host of life on ice includes bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, even microscopic animals like nematodes, some dead and some alive in suspended animation.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2025

The new study, published in the journal Protein Science, examines the mechanisms used by tardigrades to enter and exit from suspended animation when faced by environmental stress.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024

Things continued in that state of suspended animation for weeks, although some things did happen.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood