Mice put in 'suspended animation'
Mice have been placed in a state of near suspended animation, raising the possibility that hibernation could one day be induced in humans.
If so, it might be possible to put astronauts into hibernation-like states for long-haul space flights - as often depicted in science fiction films.
In this case, suspended animation means the reversible cessation of all visible life processes in an organism.
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