Chemical process of decomposition during early decomposition, while others are degraded during later stages of decomposition. During the early stages of decomposition, soft tissue proteins are broken down. These include proteins that: During later stages of decomposition, more resistant tissue proteins are degraded by the effects of putrefaction. These include: Keratin is a protein which is found in skin, hair, and nails. It is most resistant to the enzymes involved in proteolysis and must be broken down by special keratinolytic microorganisms. This is the reason that hair and nails are commonly found with skeletal remains. In general, proteolysis breaks down proteins into: Continuing proteolysis
Quality of Mercy (The Outer Limits) Quality of Mercy (The Outer Limits) "Quality of Mercy" is an episode of "The Outer Limits" television show. It was first broadcast on 16 June 1995 during the rebooted series' first season. Major John Skokes is taken prisoner during an interstellar war and thrown into a dark cell, where he meets an imprisoned female cadet. After Skokes is thrown into the cell, he sees his fellow prisoner and, suspicious, questions her about her name, background, and unit. Her name is Bree Tristan, and she is a cadet. He spots a strange growth on her arm, and she tells him that