Induction and regulation of a reversible form of suspended animation in C. elegans
Junqiang Liu, Bingying Wang, Jonathan Leon Catrow, Quentinn Pearce, Zhijian Ji, Suya Yang, Akash Balakrishnan, James Eric Cox, K. Dengke
The paper describes a reversible form of suspended animation in C. elegans induced by high population density and identifies molecular mechanisms regulating its induction and termination.
bioRxiv · Feb 20, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology