Disordered proteins have long been known to help mediate tolerance to different abiotic
stresses including freezing, osmotic stress, high temperatures, and desiccation in a diverse …

Invertebrates play an increasing role in assessing the impacts of environmental
contaminants in aquatic ecosystems. Substantial efforts were made to identify suitable and …

Trehalose is a disaccharide of glucose that is found at high concentrations in a wide variety
of organisms that naturally survive drying in nature. Many years ago we reported that this …

The ability of certain plants, invertebrates, and microorganisms to survive almost complete
loss of water has long been recognized, but the molecular mechanisms of this phenomenon …

To withstand desiccation, many invertebrates such as rotifers, nematodes and tardigrades
enter a state known as anhydrobiosis, which is thought to require accumulation of …

Bdelloid rotifers are microinvertebrates with unique characteristics: they have survived tens
of millions of years without sexual reproduction; they withstand extreme desiccation by …

Extreme habitats give rise to strong stressors that lead organisms to die or to possess
specific adaptations to those stressors. One of the most widespread adaptations is …

Formation of highly resistant dormant forms is a well-known feature that allows inhabitants of
unstable water bodies to survive periods of adverse conditions. The resistance of dormant …

Abstract The Center for Biostabilization at UC Davis is attempting to stabilize mammalian
cells in the dry state. We review here some of the lessons from nature that we have been …

Desiccation-tolerant organisms, or life-cycle stages of particular taxa, occur among animals,
higher and lower plants, terrestrial micro-algae, lichens and bacteria. Recent investigations …