Human bodies keep moving for more than a year after death, researcher finds

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The finding could ‘significantly’ change how post-mortem investigations are carried out, especially in cases of unexplained deaths

Australian researchers have observed human bodies moving for more than a year after death, a finding that can greatly change how post-mortem investigations are conducted, they say.

While the team expected some post-mortem movement in the early stages of decomposition, the length at which they observed the body moving was a surprising find. The reasons for prolonged movement aren’t all that mystifying either, she added. It could be a number of things — insect larvae, shrinkage of body tissue, scavenging.

It would differ around the world, added Forbes. For example, the process of mummification in Canada could result in two extreme scenarios — the body would freeze during winter leading to some degree of mummification or rapidly decompose during the warm summers.

 

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