#suspendedanimation — Public Fediverse posts
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Suspended animation is seen as a solution to enable humans to undertake missions far beyond low Earth orbit. But it is important to develop frameworks to manage potential ethical, governance and regulatory issues now. #SuspendedAnimation #SpaceTravel #Ethics www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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https://youtu.be/WfUqBuJCh_w In 📆 2018, viable #nematodes 🐛 from late #Pleistocene were discovered that had remained in #SuspendedAnimation for 46,000 years ⌛ in Siberian permafrost. The longest term #cryptobiosis is the case of a #Bacillus spore preserved in the abdomen of #bees 🐝 buried in amber for 25 to 40 million years. https://www.scientificeuropean.co.uk/sciences/biology/cryptobiosis-suspension-of-life-over-geological-time-scales-has-significance-for-evolution/
#Hibernation in primates : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernation#Primates
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https://www.scientificeuropean.co.uk/sciences/biology/cryptobiosis-suspension-of-life-over-geological-time-scales-has-significance-for-evolution/
Some organisms have ability to suspend life processes when under adverse environmental conditions. Called cryptobiosis or suspended animation, it is a survival tool. Organisms under suspended animation revive when environmental conditions become favourable.
#Cryptobiosis #Worms #Nematodes #suspendedanimation #evolution #permafrost
