bones

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"She basically bandaged it up. The bone's broken and it's pretty hectic actually," she told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

Unlike other methods of fossilization in which organic matter is replaced over time by sediment, tar preserves a bone’s collagen, which is more conducive to getting a precise radiocarbon date.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2023

Hormones, fluids, wires, tubes, sedatives, paralytics; the bone’s ability to remodel, the heart’s strength to contract — I was responsible for all of these things and had limited time to make all these plans.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2022

The revelations may help explain bone’s remarkable strength and toughness, which has long been a mystery.

From Scientific American • May 3, 2018

Unfortunately, Wistar failed completely to recognize the bone’s significance and merely made a few cautious and uninspired remarks to the effect that it was indeed a whopper.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson