I don't have the ref, I deleted all that stuff ages ago. However, was it Knorr? (Not the soup makers). Anyway. Some bright spark said that 'anti matter' could be used to clear the bodies.
My tuppence is that it's probably all metaphor anyway. (When I say 'anyway', my American cousins can read it with an 's' on the end if they wish. Never let it be said that I'm not all for equal opportunities.