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An amino acid sensor might be telling 'water bears' to play dead to survive harsh environments.

Scientists may have figured out one of the many mysteries surrounding everyone’s favorite microscopic survivor: the tardigrade. In new research, a team appears to have uncovered a key mechanism that these tiny critters use to withstand harsh conditions that would kill almost any other animal.

Scientists say they found a 'switch' that allows these microscopic animals to go into a reversible, death-like dormant state.

The tiny animals nicknamed "water bears" can endure extreme conditions by entering a deep hibernation with a switch at the molecular level, a new study finds