Study connects decomposing body's BMI to surrounding soil microbes

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Sep 22, 2022, 6:12 pm932 ptsInteresting
Research on decomposition often focuses on environmental factors like temperature or humidity, but researchers at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville have taken a closer look at contributions from the inside of the body. One factor that may play an important role is the body mass index (BMI) of a…

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