Regulation of melanization in aphids by parasitoid wasp venom proteins enhances mummification.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.8503
Abstract: BACKGROUND Interactions between parasitic insects and their hosts demonstrate the complexity of evolutionary processes. Specifically, the parasitoid wasp Aphidius ervi manipulates its host, the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum, through strategic venom injection to enhance mummification.… read more here.
Keywords: parasitoid wasp; venom proteins; mummification; venom ... See more keywords
Modern (forensic) mummies: A study of twenty cases.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.04.029
Abstract: Twenty mummies discovered in a forensic context between 2002 and 2016 were compiled in this work. 15 cases were excluded and 15 cases of forensic mummies were found in the literature. In the current work… read more here.
Keywords: modern forensic; mummies study; study twenty; forensic mummies ... See more keywords
The multifaceted nature of Egyptian mummification: Paleoradiological insights into child mummies
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0316018
Abstract: In accordance with ancient Egyptian beliefs, the preservation of the body after death was an important prerequisite for the continued existence of the deceased in the afterlife. This involved application of various physical interventions and… read more here.
Keywords: child mummies; nature egyptian; preservation; mummification ... See more keywords
Rethinking the Process of Animal Mummification in Ancient Egypt: Molecular Characterization of Embalming Material and the Use of Brassicaceae Seed Oil in the Mummification of Gazelle Mummies from Kom Mereh, Egypt
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DOI: 10.3390/molecules27051532
Abstract: The study of animal mummification in ancient Egypt has recently received increasing attention from a number of modern scholars given the fact that this part of ancient Egyptian funerary and religious history is a practice… read more here.
Keywords: ancient egypt; mummification; gazelle mummies; animal mummification ... See more keywords