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NEWS ABOUT: bones

bones stories: 6 news summaries

 Remains Are Caylee's: Cops 

Remains found near Anthony house are those of missing toddler, police say

Dec 19, 08 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - DNA tests performed by the FBI have confirmed that the bones found near the home of Caylee Anthony’s grandparents are the remains of the missing toddler, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Caylee’s mother Casey Anthony, who is charged with her murder, has been informed in jail. Authorities still don’... More »

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Florida • murder • bone • bones • missing child • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony

More Bones Come to Light Near Caylee's House

No details given

Dec 15, 08 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - More bones were found over the weekend near the home of missing toddler Caylee Anthony, in the same area where a child’s skull and other remains were discovered earlier, a sheriff’s department source tells the Orlando Sentinel. An attorney for Casey Anthony, Caylee’s mother and... More »

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bones • missing child • remains • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony

For TB Clues, Researchers Turn to Bones

Key to disease's evolution may lie in 6,000-year-old DNA

Jul 14, 08 6:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are analyzing bones found in the ancient city of Jericho, in what's now the West Bank, for clues to fighting tuberculosis. The German, Israeli, and Palestinian researchers hope the 6,000-year-old DNA they're studying will reveal how the disease evolves and how to combat it. More »

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disease • DNA • Jericho • fossil • TB • skeleton • bones • tuberculosis • Gulf • Nile delta

Tyrannosaurus Rex: Tastes
Like Chicken?

Study says birds are dinosaurs' closest living descendants

Apr 24, 08 8:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dinosaurs are more closely related to birds than reptiles, protein extracted from a Tyrannosaurus rex bone suggests. T. rex collagen, the main protein in bones, is similar to chicken and ostrich collagen but much different than material from alligators and lizards, scientists say. The findings could remap the evolutionary tree... More »

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birds • fossil • dinosaur • bones • DNA evidence • reptiles • Tyrannosaurus rex • collagen

 Kids' Bones Growing Brittle

Lack of milk, sun and exercise blamed for rickets and loss of bone mass

Nov 27, 07 4:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Kids today break their arms more often than children did 40 years ago, and experts say it's because their bones are getting weaker, AP reports. A lack of milk, sunshine and exercise means many children aren't building adequate bone mass, and in extreme cases are developing bone-softening rickets, the scourge... More »

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childhood obesity • children • bones • children's health care • osteoporosis

Bone Hormone Could Help Treat Diabetes

Bones produce a hormone that controls blood sugar

Aug 13, 07 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - A substance produced by the skeleton may help to treat diabetes, a new study suggests. A hormone called osteocalcin regulates blood sugar; type 2 diabetics have a lower level of the hormone than other people. In the study, mice with lower levels of osteocalcin develop symptoms of diabetes, which go... More »

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health • diabetes • hormones • treatment • osteocalcin • skeleton • bones • blood sugar

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