Rotten research: by Nature Video

[happinesson]

researchers really digs all the aspect of humanity..living and as well as DEAD!

[agapitoflores001]

Does this mean it contradicts Darwin's Theory of evolution?

[Jackle61]

Probably could have just walked down to the beach to see the same thing,,, but then they wouldn't get that million dollar research grant. ;-)

[trosenthal]

interesting!

[TrueHonors]

Yummy!

[taphonomist1]

I should point out that there is a slight inaccuracy in the commentary. It is not simply the case that the hard cartilaginous tissues are more decay resistant; in fact, the organisms studied in the paper (unlike the adult lamprey shown here) have very few cartilaginous tissues. The decay bias is observed WITHIN the soft tissues: the informative soft tissues decay before the less informative soft tissues.

Rob Sansom.

[radlations]

I'm pretty sure the study taught them other things. Who doesnt know that the organs and tissue decay before bone/cartilage?

Summarizing an entire study into one sentence often leaves alot of information out. That is the point of the summary.

[jodko099]

damn soft ,materials decay faster than more sturdier materials astounding

[omiolo]

time to reconsider Evolution for some animals. Good idea!

[djancak]

They're just now figuring this out? Isn't this sort of thing just blatantly obvious?