Zombie allusions: They just keep on coming-"and perform many functions better than the original"

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Biologists Create 'Zombie Cells' which Outperform Living Counterparts

by Naharnet Newsdesk 44 minutes ago

Biological researchers have created dead 'zombie' cells in the lab which outperform living cells.

A team at Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico have innovated a technique whereby mammalian cells are coated with silica to form a near-perfect replicas.

The silica replicants can survive greater pressures and temperatures than flesh, and perform many functions better than the original cells did when alive.