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
The crew, who are near the end of a 65-year mission — suspended animation keeps them young and pretty — are transporting an extraterrestrial bestiary back to Earth.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025
Going to sleep in the cryochamber – with its pods radiating outward like the petals of a suspended animation daisy – was their second mistake.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 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
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
