Editing Biostasis (section)

==== Tardigrade-disordered proteins ====
[[Tardigrade]]s are [[Micro-animal|microscopic animals]] that are able to enter a state of [[diapause]] and survive a remarkable array of environmental stressors, including [[freezing]] and [[desiccation]].<ref name=":0" /> Research has shown that [[intrinsically disordered proteins]] in these organisms may work to stabilize cell function and protect against these extreme environmental stressors.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Boothby|first1=Thomas C.|last2=Tapia|first2=Hugo|last3=Brozena|first3=Alexandra H.|last4=Piszkiewicz|first4=Samantha|last5=Smith|first5=Austin E.|last6=Giovannini|first6=Ilaria|last7=Rebecchi|first7=Lorena|last8=Pielak|first8=Gary J.|author-link8=Gary J. Pielak|last9=Koshland|first9=Doug|author-link9=Douglas Koshland|date=2017|title=Tardigrades Use Intrinsically Disordered Proteins to Survive Desiccation|url= |journal=Molecular Cell|language=en|volume=65|issue=6|pages=975–984.e5|doi=10.1016/j.molcel.2017.02.018|pmid=28306513|pmc=5987194|issn=1097-2765}}</ref> By using [[peptide]] engineering, it is possible that scientists may be able to introduce [[intrinsically disordered proteins]] to the biological systems of larger animal organisms.<ref name=":2" /> This could allow larger animals to enter a state of biostasis similar to that of [[tardigrade]]s under extreme biological stress.