suspended animation
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‘The Matrix films were based on the idea that machine-addicted humans would put their bodies in suspended animation.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
This time of year invites us all, believers and atheists alike, to emerge from our own suspended animation or curled-up little balls, like cummings writes at the end of that poem:
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2025
The new study, published in the journal Protein Science, examines the mechanisms used by tardigrades to enter and exit from suspended animation when faced by environmental stress.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2024
In a pose reminiscent of the fight scenes from “The Matrix” franchise, Björk appears in suspended animation, her back arched, head frozen above the faucet, arms dangling at her sides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
Every spy was equipped with a number of these larvae, which, by feeding them carefully regulated amounts of oil and honey, they could either keep in suspended animation or bring rapidly to adulthood.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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