We recently discussed Typhoid Mary and the danger that asymptomatic carriers could pose during the inevitable zombie plague. In the earliest phase of any outbreak ...
Read More »SENESCENT CELLS AND THE ZOMBIE BRAIN
Research recently published by the scientific journal Cell Metabolism suggests that cellular senescence can drive anxiety and impair neurogenesis. Put simply; they’ve discovered that dead ...
Read More »SELF-PROPELLED INFECTIOUS ZOMBIE BLOOD
It’s generally assumed that a zombie infection is transmitted via blood as the result of a bite. But delivering anything into damaged tissue, even medicine, ...
Read More »BIOTECH COMPANY WILL RESURRECT THE DEAD
Scientists and researchers at the biotech company Bioquark Inc. have recently received permission from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to test an experimental new ...
Read More »THE ZOMBIE POSTMORTEM ADDICTION TO FLESH
One of the defining features of the modern zombie is their relentlessly aggressive nature. This is often depicted as an insatiable craving for human flesh. ...
Read More »PROTEINS, DISEASE AND THE UNDEAD BRAIN
Scientists have recently identified specific areas of the brain containing a gene often associated with a number of neurological disorders including Lou Gehrig’s disease and ...
Read More »ETHICAL PERMISSION GRANTED TO REVERSE BRAIN-DEATH
Two biotech companies are planning an experiment to revive the brains of dead patients, and have recently been granted ethical permission by health watchdogs, to ...
Read More »WHY ZOMBIES MAY HAVE NO MEMORY
Almost as controversial as the fast vs. slow zombie debate is whether the undead retain any memory of their former lives. From Day of the ...
Read More »FUNCTIONING HUMAN BRAIN IN A JAR
As we continue to explore the physiology of how zombies might be created (virus, fungus, radiation, electricity, man-made…) we continue to come across more and ...
Read More »MACABRE FRANKENSTEIN EXPERIMENTS YOU CAN DO AT HOME
As a follow up to an earlier article on Galvanism, I wanted to introduce you to a couple of macabre science experiments that you can ...
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