In vitro model helps show why breast cancer spreads to bones
Researchers from the University of Tampere, Finland, and Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey, have developed an in vitro cancer model ...
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Archaeologists use metabolites in bones to identify smokers from centuries ago
A team of archaeologists and historians from the University of Leicester used metabolites found in the bones of people who ...
Team develops stronger concrete, inspired by bones
Inspired by the architecture of the hard outer layer of human bones, Princeton engineers have developed a cement-based material that ...
Neolithic bones reveal isolated Yersinia pestis infections, not pandemics
Since the catastrophic pandemics of the Middle Ages, one disease has almost proverbially symbolised contagion and death: the plague. It ...
The first successful substitutes for ivory billiard balls were made with celluloid reinforced with ground cattle bones.
In the 19th century, the market for ivory products reached an alarming point. This high demand led to the search ...
