 SCP-734 appears to be a male human infant. No abnormal genetic mutations, infections, or rare cellular disorders have been found during any test. Any human tissue making contact with SCP-734 will begin to rapidly break down and flake away. This effect is most often triggered by skin-to-skin contact, but any living SCP-734 cell can cause the effect. This flaking will begin at the point of contact, two hours after exposure to SCP-734, and spread at the rate of 0.5mm a minute. The means by which the flaking occurs is unknown, as no form of viral, bacterial, or chemical agents are passed by SCP-734 to the subject. Cells begin to lose physical cohesion, and small patches of tissue begin to peel away and flakes.