After Death, Hundreds of Genes Spring Back to Life

Two surprising studies reveal new information about what genes do after death. Slashdot reader gurps_npc writes: You think your body stops after death, but up to two days later certain genes may turn on and start doing stuff for another two days before they give up the ghost. We are all zombies for up to four days after death.
Gizmodo reports that in fact "hundreds" of genes apparently spring back to life. "[P]revious work on human cadavers demonstrated that some genes remain active after death, but we had no idea as to the extent of this strange phenomenon."

Comments

Re:Click bait?

[Wuhao]

For all that I know (and I own a Biology major)

Owning people is morally wrong. I really think you should let that poor student go.

Re:Click bait?

[turbidostato]

I am a CEO, you insensitive clod!

Your computer changes after you turn it off!

[shess]

Sometimes, after you turn your computer off, activity does not immediately cease! There are various thermal adjustments which continue to happen for hours after power down! Sometimes random electrical signals can be sent for no apparent reason!

Seriously, the human body is a complicated chemical plant without centralized control. Some stuff keeps happening. Other stuff doesn't. Big deal.

Re:Your computer changes after you turn it off!

[BlackPignouf]

The solution is obvious, ask Poettering to integrate a systemd process to terminate every gene that isn't properly killed.

Re:last chance to spread genes

[Anonymous Coward]

Citation needed (for adult bedtime horror story time)

Nobody yet? OK.

[Hognoxious]

Things unexpectedly activating is usually due to a virus that goes by the common name of systemd.