suspended animation
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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
They survive by entering a state of suspended animation called biostasis, using proteins that form gels inside of cells and slow down life processes, according to the new UW-led research.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024
The startup was set up by three Weizmann Institute of Technology doctoral graduates, who developed a technology that induces neonatal larvae into suspended animation to extend shelf life for shipment purposes.
From Scientific American • Aug. 28, 2023
Tessier is working to keep whole animals—tiny zebrafish larvae—in suspended animation.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 21, 2023
When my father discovered my colony of frozen slugs in the basement freezer, I chose not to explain my complex theories of suspended animation.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
