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I liked reading the article on today's Space.com fromt page about hibernation. I think we have a long way to go but someday it will probably happen. One thing I noticed, though was this sentence.<br /><br /><blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p>"All of them belong to a hypermetabolic stasis, where you lower your metabolism, your energy consumption and your energy needs," Biggiogera told SPACE.com. "It's an adaptive mechanism."<p><hr /></p></p></blockquote><br /><br />I did some googling and found the term "hypermetabolic stasis" on another ESA website, so it's not like Tariq Malik misunderstood what Biggiogera said. Why does he call it hypermetabolic when it is lowering the metabolic rate? Usually, in science, "hyper" means more and "hypo" means less. Is this a common usage of the term "hyper"? I suppose it could mean "unusual" in this context. Just wondering. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>