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    Looking Inside a Mummy's Stomach

    By Stuart Fox Posted on 12.2.2008 1 Comments

    Whether it was a quarter as a kid, some mean-looking peppers or that worm at the bottom of your shot glass, you've probably swallowed some weird things over the years. But six kinds of moss? Well then Oetzi, the famous, 5,300 year old frozen mummy found in the Alps nearly two decades ago, has got you beat. What’s more, a new anthology of research on Oetzi highlights those mosses, along with some other associated plants, to challenge theories about how he lived and how he died.

    12.7.2008 at 01:05pm - Comment by allison567

    I thought this article was very interesting because of what scientists can learn from a person that has been dead for a long time. The fact that the body was preserved by being frozen in the Alps is amazing. Although researchers don't know for sure the way that Oetzi died they can make educated guesses. I recommend you read this article.

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    Learning From the Dead

    By Melinda Dodd Posted on 9.17.2008 2 Comments

    Whether it’s the blue, ragged fingernails of a heroin-overdose victim or the scaly skin of someone poisoned by arsenic, a corpse bears signs that unveil the secrets behind its life and death. Right now, 40,000 John and Jane Does wait in morgues. Although accident and murder victims are 15 to 30 times as likely to be autopsied as those who die of natural causes, even run-of-the-mill autopsies can yield important information on how a person died. This data has important implications for public health and safety and the legislation that governs those areas of interest.

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    10.12.2008 at 10:27am - Comment by allison567

    I thought this article was really intriguing because of the information scientists can find out from a dead body and how they use it. The findings in autopsies can be used for inventions such as fire-resisting clothing and child-safe toys. The findings also show how diseases are transmitted. Also the information scientists can find in different parts of the body is fascinating. This article caught my attention and i strongly recommend that you read it.



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