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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2005-04-22 03:35 pm

Artificial torpor

Apparently they've induced hibernation in animals that don't normally hiberate.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4469793.stm

[identity profile] wiredferret.livejournal.com 2005-04-22 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I loved that when they reported on it on All Things Considered, they led-in with talking about science fiction and stasis.