Water cremation, known as aquamation, is gaining popularity across the country and could become legal right here in Pennsylvania. Lindsey Ballard said the eco-friendly method has been offered to ...
They are less costly to procure, have insignificant operating expenses, and require only marginal laboratory setup compared to their larger, floor-standing counterparts. Despite being inherently less ...
An illegal cremation method got a medical center in North Texas a cease-and-desist letter from the Texas Funeral Service Commission and its body donation program under internal review in November. But ...
This article is part of “Dealing the Dead,” a series investigating the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research. State regulators have ordered a Texas medical school to immediately halt its ...
A systematic review of published scientific literature conducted by HYDRA Marine Sciences finds that in the presence of water or humidity, the bioplastic polylactic acid (PLA) will fully hydrolyze, ...
ABSTRACT: Before the advent of cheap, synthetic fertilizers, legumes were commonly used as green manure crops for their ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen (N). A three-year study at Overton, TX ...
An alternative human burial method, known as alkaline hydrolysis or ‘water cremation,’ has started to gain traction in recent years. Alkaline hydrolysis is marketed as a greener, cleaner form of ...
Farmers are being reminded that a new, non-regulatory approach to urea fertiliser use will be implemented this season, as part of the government’s efforts to tackle air pollution and improve air ...
Researchers have developed a novel way to treat bladder cancer. Powered by urea, a waste substance found in urine, nanobots propel themselves to and penetrate the tumor to deliver their onboard ...