[Unknoob]

Can this be flagged as clickbait? They are not living, they are in cryptobiosis. Even though experiments have shown that they can come back to life after a long time in this state, nothing can guarantee that they are actually still alive.

[dekhn]

i agree the article isn't super informative, but is it correct to say that something in cryptobiosis isn't alive? There is almost certainly some tiny amount of remnant metabolism and sensor proteins.