Researchers develop revolutionary toilet with first-of-its-kind design: 'We wanted to turn a daily routine … into a pleasant experience'

In a UBC press release, Joseph Dahmen, the project lead and associate professor at UBC's School of Architecture and Landscape ...
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A Global Microbial Network Drives Human Decomposition

No matter where the body is buried, the microbial network behind the cadaver’s decomposition remains essentially the same. Researchers from Colorado State University (CSU) and the University of ...
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'Microbes of death' can reveal when a frozen body died, forensic scientists explain

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Scientists Break Mystery That Might Solve Murders

In a breakthrough finding, scientists have identified a group of microbes that are found on dead bodies at specific points during decomposition, enabling the calculation of a time of death much more ...
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After you die, your microbiome cooperates with soil microbes to 'recycle' your body

After you die, bacteria harvest your body for the nutrients that help push daisies. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Each human ...