A new study indicates unique and changing microbial communities present during the decomposition of human cadavers look to be a reliable 'clock' for forensic scientists. A new study led by the ...

The necrobiome is the postmortem community that includes bacteria, fungi, arthropods, and other cadaver-associated organisms. It has been suggested as biological evidence for forensic investigation.

For the first time, researchers have identified what appears to be a network of approximately 20 microbes that universally drive the decomposition of animal flesh. The findings have significant ...

Bugs in the soil are more important than those in our gut in determining how fast we will decompose once we're buried, say experts. This is one of the most surprising findings to come out of a new ...

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Wood decomposition is a central process contributing to global carbon and nutrient cycling. Quantifying the role of the major biotic agents of wood decomposition, i.e. insects and fungi, is thus ...

Sept. 12 (UPI) --Scientists have developed a better way to study the necrobiome, the collections of big and small organisms that help plants and animals decay. Death and decomposition are vital to ...