Death does not end cellular functioning. Rather, death unregulated the transcription of specific genes even 24-48 hours after death. Unexpectedly, many of these genes are developmental genes, which were only thought to be actively transcribed in the embryonic mammal

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Death does not end cellular functioning. Rather, death unregulated the transcription of specific genes even 24-48 hours after death. Unexpectedly, many of these genes are developmental genes, which were only thought to be actively transcribed in the embryonic mammal