The similarities suggest the mechanism may be a common trigger for tuns and other forms of hardy dormancy, a phenomenon that scientists call cryptobiosis.
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
17 Jan. 2024
Under these forms of stress, tardigrades curl up into a temporary, protective state of dormancy called a tun.
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