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BMC Genomics, 2021 Background Many limno-terrestrial tardigrades can enter an ametabolic state, known as anhydrobiosis, upon desiccation, in which the animals can withstand extreme environments.
Yumi Murai +6 more
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‘Follow the Water’: Microbial Water Acquisition in Desert Soils
Microorganisms, 2023 Water availability is the dominant driver of microbial community structure and function in desert soils. However, these habitats typically only receive very infrequent large-scale water inputs (e.g., from precipitation and/or run-off). In light of recent
Don A Cowan +11 more
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The European Zoological Journal, 2020 Full understanding of long-term cryptobiosis, including anhydrobiosis, could contribute to many areas, from biology and biotechnology to industry, pharmacy and medicine. Anhydrobiosis has been reported in a few groups of micrometazoans such as nematodes,
M. Roszkowska, H. Kmita, Ł. Kaczmarek
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Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2020 Unraveling how long life can persist under extreme dryness and what kind of environmental extremes can be faced by dried microorganisms is relevant to understand Mars habitability and to search for life on planets with transient liquid water availability.
Claudia Fagliarone +5 more
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Data in Brief, 2021 Tardigrades are microscopic animals of which terrestrial species are capable of tolerating extreme environments by entering a desiccated ametabolic state known as anhydrobiosis.
Yuki Yoshida +6 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Platelet transfusions to treat bleeding complications use donor‐derived platelets stored at room‐temperature, that have a shelf‐life of only 5–7 days due to bacterial contamination risks. Cold‐stored and freeze‐dried platelets are being investigated for extending shelf‐life, but these still have the inherent challenge of donor‐dependency.
Ujjal Didar Singh Sekhon +20 more
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Shaped by context: Evolutionary trajectories of desiccation tolerance in land plants
American Journal of Botany, Volume 113, Issue 4, April 2026.Abstract Desiccation tolerance (DT), the ability to survive near‐complete cellular dehydration, is widespread in diaspores but rare in the vegetative tissues of land plants. The patchy and punctuated phylogenetic distribution of vegetative desiccation tolerance (VDT) suggests that the trait is both ancient and recurrent, yet the evolutionary ...
Rose A. Marks +2 more
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Standardized Protocols for Soil Fauna Extraction and a Call for Cross‐Lab Implementation
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.We present harmonized methodologies, assembled by an international group of experts, for extracting soil‐ and litter‐inhabiting nematodes, enchytraeids, microarthropods, and larger invertebrates. The protocols are illustrated with images and videos, and include advice for overcoming the most frequent issues (’expert tips’) for increasing extraction ...
Michala Tůmová +25 more
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Epitranscriptomics as a Candidate Universal Modulator of Dormancy Transitions
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2026.Dormancy is presented as a conserved, reversible survival program in which epitranscriptomic RNA modifications are proposed to provide a rapid, energy‐efficient layer that establishes, maintains, and terminates the state by modulating mRNA stability, translation, and localization.
Ehsan Pashay Ahi
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Gradients of Aliveness and Engineering: A Taxonomy of Fungal Engineered Living Materials
Advanced Materials, Volume 38, Issue 5, 22 January 2026.This paper explores the potential of fungal engineered living materials (ELMs), examining fungal biology and growth mechanisms, which underpin their development. It presents a classification framework based on aliveness, scaffold composition, and engineering degree. Unique properties such as self‐healing, biosensing, and bioremediation are highlighted,
Elise Elsacker +5 more
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