Dragons can stay in this suspended state for eternity, half-dead, half-alive, buried under fathom after fathom of icy-cold seawater.

龙可以永远处于这种悬浮状态，半死半活，埋在一英寻又一英寻冰冷的海水下。

They found that knocking out a gene called CBX7 caused embryos to fail to maintain diapause, highlighting the importance of specific genes in maintaining this suspended state.

他们发现，敲除一个名为 CBX7 的基因会导致胚胎无法维持滞育，这突显了特定基因在维持这种悬浮状态中的重要性。