Researchers have unearthed a new way to find a buried body. The sensitive method, published online June 23 in
Forensic Science International
, detected trace compounds emanating from decomposing rats months after death.
If the technique also works for human remains, it may help law enforcement personnel find hidden graves of victims months after a murder, researchers say.
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