... antibody to p26 reacted poorlywith polypeptides encoded by p26-ND60 and p26-alpha,demonstrating that enhanced thermotolerance conferred by these two constructs correlated with synthesis of p26polypeptides. ... example of stress resistance, fully hydrated cystssurvive several years at physiological temperature in the complete absence o f o xygen [48,51,52,54], an unusual degree of tolerance for any animal. ... animal. These observations contradict the general belief that under ordinary hydration and temperature, cell maintenance entails a constant and substantial free energy flow [51,52]. Anoxic cysts m ayacquire...