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Cryptobiosis, which can occur through a variety of mechanisms in response to extreme conditions such as dessication, low oxygen levels, toxicity, elevated/lowered temperatures, and solute concentrations has been displayed amongst diverse organisms from tardigrades to angiosperms. Evolution of these mechanisms and linkages in the genome have been researched yet is still ongoing. Understanding of how cryptobiosis developed could lead to the application of this knowledge to creating shelf stable vaccinations, leads in the field of astrobiology, and uncovering more on the evolutionary history of Phylum Tardigrada.