From supporting our muscles and protecting our organs, to housing our blood-producing marrow and acting as a storage bank for minerals like calcium, bone fulfills several essential functions in the body. Via techniques like bone histology, analyzing thin slices of bone using a microscope, to microCT, high-resolution scans of bone’s three-dimensional structure, we examine how bone microarchitecture (things like remodeling, micro cracks, porosity, and more!) varies across humans and other species. Among our current and ongoing projects are:
Examining human variation to determine the best variables and predictors of skeletal health and bone quality
Spatial analysis and other techniques to examine mechanical versus non-mechanical bone remodeling
Exploring new elements and techniques to improve age-at-death estimation techniques using histology
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