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cryptobiosis (state in an organism) BIOL

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By cryptobiosis many species are able to live temporarily in very dry environments. en.wikipedia.org

Previously, it was believed that a multi-cellular organism could only survive in a non-metabolic state of suspended animation known as cryptobiosis for a few decades. en.wikipedia.org

These forms of dormancy are also known as cryptobiosis or quiescence. en.wikipedia.org

Some of these molecules can allow cells to survive being completely dried out and allow an organism to enter a state of suspended animation called cryptobiosis. en.wikipedia.org

Some invertebrates are able to survive extreme desiccation of their tissues by entering a state of cryptobiosis. en.wikipedia.org

When tardigrades (water bears) dry out, the glucose in their bodies changes to trehalose when they enter a state called cryptobiosis -- a state wherein they appear dead. en.wikipedia.org

When they're frozen, the creatures enter a state called cryptobiosis, in which their metabolic processes shut down, and they show no visible signs of life. www.telegraph.co.uk

The water bears were able to survive this time in the cooler thanks to a process known as cryptobiosis. www.theverge.com

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