Zombie’ cells are created in lab… and they outperform their living counterparts
Scientists ‘embalm’ the living cell in a silica acid solution
Fossilised cell can survive greater temperatures and pressures than flesh
Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and University of New Mexico hope technique can used in commercial manufacturing
It may sound like something from a science fiction film, but scientists say they have created ‘zombie cells’ – that continue to work after they are dead.