Tests

Multiple times I have mentioned the testing my team will be doing on the samples collected yet have not gone into much detail as to what types of testing shall be actually happening. Until we have results, specifics won't be possible but I can, at least, allude to the types of testing done.

For the undead samples [the crowning point in our expedition so far] we look for;
-the basic structure of the undead pieces, how closely they relate to humans
-any differences between the undead samples; are some more affected than others?
-how does living [not undead] tissue react* to the undead condition**
-how do the different animal and plant samplings react to the undead condition
[These are a few of the steps, so you can get an idea]

*how fast and in what ways the undead condition takes to living or dead tissue will give us an idea of how long it takes for living humans to become undead. This will be helpful if ever we come across victims who have been contaminated. We will have a better idea as to how long they have before this illness takes over. It could be years, though we suspect no longer than days. 

**this is what we are naming the issue that makes regular humans undead, until we have a more official name, anyway.

~Renford