To get to the bottom of this, a chemist recently took bone from the mummy of a Nubian child and dissolved it in hydrogen fluoride, a nasty acid that helps extract tetracycline.

最近，一名化学家提取了一个努比亚幼儿木乃伊的骨头，在深入底层的过程中，将它融化泡入了一种肮脏的氢氧化物——酸中，有助于提取其中的四环素。

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A handful of recent studies have shown a link between bone health and a low-acid diet, while some reports suggest that the acidity of the Western diet increases the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

最近的一系列研究证明了骨骼健康和弱酸性饮食之间的关联，另外也有报告表明，西方国家的偏酸性饮食增加了糖尿病和心脏病的患病风险。

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Many beverages with bubbles, such as sodas, contain phosphoric acid, which diminishes bone mass and increases the risk for osteoporosis.

很多饮料都有很多泡沫，例如苏打水，它其中含有的磷酸会减少骨的质量和增加患骨质疏松症的风险。

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Scientists are testing bone from Nikumaroro to learn if DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, can be recovered from it.

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The so-called zombie worms break down bone by excreting acid, according to research just presented at the Society for Experimental Biology's meeting in Salzburg, Austria.

MSN: Zombie worm has no mouth �� but it feasts on whale bones

This mutation causes a change in one of the amino acid molecules that makes up an important enzyme for proper bone growth and formation.

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The animals produce acid using the same basic mechanism as the human cells called osteoclasts involved in bone resorption, necessary for the continual turnover and reformation of bone.

MSN: Zombie worm has no mouth �� but it feasts on whale bones