00:00When desiccated, tardigrades deploy unique proteins that turn their cellular interior into a protective, glass-like matrix.
00:07Unique tardigrade proteins solidify into a protective glass matrix, safeguarding vital cellular structures.
00:15In the hyperarid Atacama Desert, extremophiles survive years without water by entering a glass-like state of suspended animation.
00:25Zero chemical reactions happen inside this solid biological matrix.
00:30In this vitrified state, their cellular structures withstand lethal cosmic radiation and the harsh vacuum of deep space.
00:38Add a single drop of water and this protective glassy matrix quickly dissolves, reawakening the organism.
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