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It is noted that in the course of their research, the researchers found that the CAHS D proteins present in the quietflies, slowed down metabolism in human cells in petri dishes. As the scientists observed, this protein transforms into a gel-like substance when it interacts with human cells.
The researchers were amazed that this process occurs in human cells in a similar way to that of the quiescents themselves. When human cells to which CAHS D had been added were placed in biostasis, they became more resistant to stress,