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'''Biostasis''' is the ability of an [[organism]] to tolerate environmental changes without having to actively adapt to them. |
'''Biostasis''' is the ability of an [[organism]] to tolerate environmental changes without having to actively adapt to them. Biostasis is found in organisms that live in habitats that likely encounter unfavorable living conditions, such as drought, freezing temperatures, change in pH levels, pressure, or temperature. Insects undergo a type of dormancy to survive these conditions, called [[diapause]]. Diapause may be obligatory for these insects to survive. The insect may also be able to undergo change prior to the arrival of the initiating event.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.iwu.edu/~tardisdp/tardigrade_facts.html | title=Tardigrade Facts | author=Karen Lindahl and Susie Balser | date=2 October 1999 | publisher=Illinois Wesleyan University | access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref> |
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Biostasis is also used as a synonym for the terms [[Cryopreservation|cryostasis]] or [[cryonics]]. |
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Medical biostasis can be put to use in humans to help repair brain damage. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://biostasis.businesscatalyst.com/science.html | title=SCIENCE | author= | date= | publisher=Medical Biostasis Inc. | access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref> |
Medical biostasis can be put to use in humans to help repair brain damage. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://biostasis.businesscatalyst.com/science.html | title=SCIENCE | author= | date= | publisher=Medical Biostasis Inc. | access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref> |
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There is evidence that suggests,{{Clarify|reason=vague|date=September 2016}} in the next decade{{When|date=September 2016}} medical biostasis procedures can be performed by trauma surgeons by 2026.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://biostasis.businesscatalyst.com/ | title=HOME | author= | date= | publisher=Medical Biostasis Inc. | access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref> |
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Biostasis is the ability of an organism to tolerate environmental changes without having to actively adapt to them. Biostasis is found in organisms that live in habitats that likely encounter unfavorable living conditions, such as drought, freezing temperatures, change in pH levels, pressure, or temperature. Insects undergo a type of dormancy to survive these conditions, called diapause. Diapause may be obligatory for these insects to survive. The insect may also be able to undergo change prior to the arrival of the initiating event.[1]
Biostasis is also used as a synonym for the terms cryostasis or cryonics.
Medical biostasis can be put to use in humans to help repair brain damage. [2]
There is evidence that suggests,[clarification needed] in the next decade[when?] medical biostasis procedures can be performed by trauma surgeons by 2026.[3]
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