Egypt
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- More Re False Toe Research
Science Daily Two artificial big toes -- one found attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy -- may have been the world's earliest functional prosthetic body parts, says the scientist who tested replicas on volunteers. University of Manchester...
- New Book: Proceedings Of Current Research In Egyptology 2008
Rutherford Press The ninth annual Current Research in Egyptology Symposium (CRE IX) was hosted by the KNH Centre for Biomedical Research at the University of Manchester in January 2008. The symposium brought together graduate, postgraduate and independent...
- News Update From Manchester Museum
Egypt at the Manchester Museum blog Here's a short extract from the Curator's Diary for Monday 20th October: I am teaching an Introduction to Ancient Egypt for the MSc students in Forensic and Biomedical Egyptology at the KNH-centre, and this...
- New Book: Egyptian Mummies And Modern Science
The University of Manchester About half way down the page: Edited by the Director of the KNH Centre, Rosalie David, the book aims to show how the team's investigative methods are being used for new international research into disease evolution and...
- Cancer In Mummies
A study on cancer in mummies at Manchester's KNH center for Biomedical Egyptology has found only one case of cancer in hundreds of mummies. Professor Rosalie David at the faculty of life sciences says that cancer in ancient mummies is very rare. ...
Egypt
Ancient Mummies - Secrets to be unlocked
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/press/title,26474,en.htm
"Two world-renowned teams of experts on Egyptian mummies have joined forces in an international effort to better understand disease and its treatment in ancient Egypt. The University of Manchester's Centre for Biomedical Egyptology and Cairo's National Research Center have signed a formal agreement to enhance future academic research and teaching in the field. The Manchester-Cairo alliance will promote cooperation between the two institutions by supporting joint research activities and encouraging visits and exchanges by their staff and students". A number of different study areas are described in the article.
- More Re False Toe Research
Science Daily Two artificial big toes -- one found attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy -- may have been the world's earliest functional prosthetic body parts, says the scientist who tested replicas on volunteers. University of Manchester...
- New Book: Proceedings Of Current Research In Egyptology 2008
Rutherford Press The ninth annual Current Research in Egyptology Symposium (CRE IX) was hosted by the KNH Centre for Biomedical Research at the University of Manchester in January 2008. The symposium brought together graduate, postgraduate and independent...
- News Update From Manchester Museum
Egypt at the Manchester Museum blog Here's a short extract from the Curator's Diary for Monday 20th October: I am teaching an Introduction to Ancient Egypt for the MSc students in Forensic and Biomedical Egyptology at the KNH-centre, and this...
- New Book: Egyptian Mummies And Modern Science
The University of Manchester About half way down the page: Edited by the Director of the KNH Centre, Rosalie David, the book aims to show how the team's investigative methods are being used for new international research into disease evolution and...
- Cancer In Mummies
A study on cancer in mummies at Manchester's KNH center for Biomedical Egyptology has found only one case of cancer in hundreds of mummies. Professor Rosalie David at the faculty of life sciences says that cancer in ancient mummies is very rare. ...