Most research suggests that everything in the brain stops once a person is declared dead, but a new study reveals some genes come alive shortly after. A team from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) found these 'zombie genes,' which are inflammatory cells called glial cells, increase activity and grow to gargantuan proportions. First your heart stomps pumping, so the flow of blood around your body stops. A third group of genes — the 'zombie genes' — increased their activity at the same time the neuronal genes were ramping down. The 'zombie genes' increased their activity at the same time the neuronal genes were ramping down.

Source: Daily Mail March 23, 2021 17:06 UTC