New microbe discovery could change the way murders are investigated
A new study on microbes that appear on cadavers could help change the way murders are investigated.
The study was conducted by decomposing 36 cadavers at different locations.The study was conducted by decomposing 36 cadavers at different locations. (Pexels)
Researchers have for the first time identified a network of around 20 microbes that universally drive the decomposition of animal flesh, announced Colorado State University on Monday. This study could change the future of forensic science, giving investigators a more precise way to determine when a body died.
“It’s really cool that there are these microbes that always show up to decompose animal remains. Hopefully, we’re busting open this whole new area of ecological research,” said Jessica Metcalf, senior author of a new study published this week in the journal Nature Microbiology.