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Microbial clocks can accurately estimate time since death across different climates

New research reveals that microbial clocks—forensic tools that track the succession and development of bacteria and fungi involved in decomposition after death—are highly accurate for estimating time since death, or postmortem intervals (PMIs), across different environments and between pigs and huma...

Microbial clocks can accurately estimate time since death across different climates
Image: Phys.org
New research reveals that microbial clocks—forensic tools that track the succession and development of bacteria and fungi involved in decomposition after death—are highly accurate for estimating time since death, or postmortem intervals (PMIs), across different environments and between pigs and humans.

Originally published at Phys.org

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