Recent Examples on the WebThe resilient tun state isn’t the only tactic water bears use to survive environmental stress, and the team plans to scrutinize other strategies.—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024 When water begins to flow again, water bears absorb it to rehydrate and return to life.—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 Apr. 2024 The team devised several experiments to temporarily expose water bears to stress-inducing, free-radical-producing conditions, such as high levels of salt, sugar and hydrogen peroxide.—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024 They are sometimes called water bears or moss piglets.—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for water bear
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