Artificial torpor

[james_davis_nicoll]

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

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

Comments

[rosefox]

I think that's bbc.co.uk, not bbc.uk.

And it's pretty damn nifty.

[wiredferret.livejournal.com]

I loved that when they reported on it on All Things Considered, they led-in with talking about science fiction and stasis.

[liveavatar.livejournal.com]

(reposted for correct icon) So let me see if I have this straight: we humans produce the very element we need to induce our own hibernation? All right then -- how many bean burritos do I need to eat to hibernate till the year 2100?

[firecat]

By exposing them to hours and hours of the Internet?