Our planet’s surface and all life forms on it are composed mostly of water. Yet, survival at extremely low water content, anhydrobiosis, is essential for organisms across all kingdoms of life. The Water and Life Interface Institute (WALII) will study how life interacts with water from the molecular to the organismal level across plants, fungi, and animals, considering reduced water across the entire spectrum.
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Muscles (red), nuclei (purple), and enlarged lipid droplets (green) are labeled in this tardigrade specimen. Photo credit: Thomas C. Boothby