Malpractice Podcast
Malpractice Podcast
Sydnee Spruiell Eldridge & Jessica Oswald
#5.3: Body Farms (gruesome but vital)
51 minutes Posted Aug 24, 2022 at 8:00 am.
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This week, Syd & Jess are here to take you down to the body farm, that's right, we're talking research facilities across the US where scientists study human decomposition. From forensic anthropologist to law enforcement to cadaver dogs, everyone is dying to learn more about how the environment affects human remains. 

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Sources for this episode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_farm
https://allthatsinteresting.com/body-farms
https://www.grunge.com/382998/the-untold-truth-of-body-farms/
https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/body-farm-20th-anniversary-032019
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2015/06/10/these-six-body-farms-help-forensic-anthropologists-learn-to-solve-crimes/?sh=88b4f55489fd
https://death.io/what-is-a-body-farm/
https://phys.org/news/2019-09-skin-crawling-discovery-body-farm-scientists.html
https://www.wired.com/story/body-farms-human-composting-climate-change/  
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-should-know-26940277/episode/what-is-a-body-farm-29468221/ 

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