Mummies

Endemic Chagas disease began as a neglected disease of poor, rural and forgotten populations. Its spread from Latin America to… Expand

Preface Acknowledgements 1. History of mummy studies 2. Purpose of anthropogenic mummification 3. Mechanisms of mummification 4… Expand

ABSTRACT Bone and soft tissue samples from 85 ancient Egyptian mummies were analyzed for the presence of ancient Mycobacterium… Expand

The collared lemming in the high-Arctic tundra in Greenland is preyed upon by four species of predators that show marked… Expand

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a well-known disease that is part of the aging process and also one of the most common diseases among… Expand

Two broad classes of arthropod natural enemies attack insect herbivores: specialists and generalists. The tight dynamical linkage… Expand

The existence of tuberculosis in the pre-Columbian Americas is controversial because the morphology of the lesion is not specific… Expand

Der unheilbare Kranke, der zu uns in die Klinik kommt, erwartet von uns Trost. Wie aber k6nnen wir einem unheilbar Kraken einen… Expand

The earliest known use of cocaine, as suggested by the finding of coca leaves in the tombs of Indian mummies, was in 600 A.D.1 2… Expand

Artificial mummification was practised in Egypt from ∼ 2600 BC until the fourth century AD. Because of the dry Egyptian climate… Expand