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It turns itself into glass. When desiccation begins and TDP is activated, it engages a process known as vitrification. Boothby said, “The glass is coating the
by achow 4y ago
It turns itself into glass.
When desiccation begins and TDP is activated, it engages a process known as vitrification. Boothby said, “The glass is coating the molecules inside of the tardigrade cells, keeping them intact.”
- thyrsus 4y agoGlass as I encounter it is a form of silicon dioxide, and not particularly soluble. What new meaning of the word "glass" is being used here?