As the Tibetan Buddhists wrote in their book of the dead, scientists have suddenly realized that physical parts of us linger on, living and performing new functions! These include cells multiplying and moving around, turning into a state of matter the scientists claim is neither life or death. It seems to me and Buddhists that this is all part of the transition. You can be sure to the new functions prepare the body for disintegration. I like they call them bots, neither dead nor alive. Scientists Discover a ‘Third State’ of Existence Beyond Life and Death (The Hearty Soul)