World's Oldest Arrow Poison Found in Ancient Bone From 7,000 Years Ago
In 1983 archaeologists excavating a cave in South Africa discovered an unusual femur bone. It belonged to an unspecified ...
University re-examines 7,000-year-old femur, discovers oldest multi-plant arrow poison
The latest discovery is the oldest confirmed use of a combination of two or more plant toxins applied to arrowheads.
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Archaeologists find world’s oldest multi-component hunting poison in 7,000-year-old bone
Researchers find the oldest multi-component hunting poison on arrowheads inside a 7,000-year-old antelope bone.
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The World's Oldest Arrow Poison Was Discovered In A 7,000-Year-Old Femur Bone
In 1983, archaeologists were excavating a cave in South Africa when they came across a strange-looking femur bone. It dated [ ...
Bone banks constantly short of donors despite being the second most transplanted tissue after blood
Bone is the most transplanted tissue after blood but bone banks are constantly short of donors, with only 10 per cent of ...
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7,000-Year-Old Poison Arrowheads Found Embedded In An Antelope Bone Uncovered Inside A South African Cave
In 1983, archaeologists exploring South Africa's Kruger Cave found a 7,000-year-old antelope femur which then sat in storage ...
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An injectable hydrogel for local bone densification offers hope for osteoporosis patients
Osteoporosis is a disease in which bone resorbs faster than it is formed, gradually weakening its structure over time and ...
Could we bring the dodo bird or the woolly mammoth back to life? Scientists are working on it
Colossal Biosciences, the biotech company behind plans to try to bring back the woolly mammoth, Tasmanian tiger and the dodo, ...