• Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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    7 hours ago

    But RNA would still be there, right? Definitely not enough to save the day, but at least you would have some borrowed time.

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      7 hours ago

      A quick death is preferable. Just ask Hisashi Ouchi, a victim of severe irradiation who was kept alive in agonizing pain for nearly three months as his body decayed around him.

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        6 hours ago

        I was thinking about that case too. There was also plenty of cellular damage, which obviously made everything a lot more painful, but probably also faster. If all DNA just vanished, cell replication would stop. I think the zombie phase could last surprisingly long.

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          It only takes DNA damage. If your cells cannot reproduce, you are doomed to die nearly the same way.