RECENT work has emphasized the heterogeneous composition of compact bone. According to X-ray absorption, young osteons contain less calcium than the others 1. Histological methods indicate that the ...

Excavating human skeletons is the closest archaeologists can get to the people who lived in the past. Once excavated the bones are often analysed chemically in order to yield as much information as ...

In addition to providing a framework for your body, bones also serve many other important biological functions, such as protecting your internal organs from harm and storing essential nutrients. Read ...