Periodic Reporting for period 1 - BIOSTASIS (BIOlogical SignaTures of AnhydrobioSIS via comparative transcriptomics on different evolutionary lineages within tardigrades)

The BIOSTASIS project revolved around the study of anhydrobiosis in a tardigrade species ie. Ramazzottius varieornatus. Anhydrobiosis (life without water) is a survival strategy that confers extreme desiccation tolerance. This remarkable phenomenon is present in a limited...