Or,he said human DNA really was present in the bone, but the bone was too small or low-quality to repeat the first results.

VOA: special.2011.03.15

Or,the DNA in the bone might be non-human.

VOA: special.2011.03.15

Then,a hard cast may be put around the area of the break to hold the bone in place while it heals.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

When a bone is broken in more than two places or gets crushed, the name for it is a comminuted fracture.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

The study is said to be the first to examine in detail measurements of bone strength instead of bone density.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

Researchers in the United States say drinking a lot of alcohol over a short period may influence genes involved in bone formation.

VOA: special.2010.08.31

Her team used a computer program she developed to identify the risk of broken hipbones in people with the bone disease osteoporosis.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

The astronauts' decrease in bone strength measured from point six percent to five percent for each month spent on the space station.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

The study found this loss of bone strength increases the risk of broken bones later in life.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

The two patches of waste are connected together in the shape of a dog bone a really big bone about nine thousand kilometers long.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

Scott Sampson says it is one of the last great dinosaur bone-yards in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.10.05

Professor Keyak says the measurement is much greater than monthly reductions in bone mineral density of point four percent and one point eight percent.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

Along with the bone damage there is a risk of infection in the open wound.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

A doctor sets a broken bone to make sure it is in the correct position.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

Scientists can predict how this instrument might have sounded by studying a copy of a smaller bird bone flute found several years ago in the same area.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

The results were reported in the online version of the publication Bone.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

Instead,the protein builds up in the joints and attacks cartilage and bone.

VOA: special.2010.05.19

Instead,the protein builds up in the joints and attack cartilage and bone.

VOA: special.2010.03.16

No feeling of a broken bone in the skull.

VOA: special.2009.10.28

Sandy Potter was jumping rope with children in her neighborhood when the bone in her thigh snapped.

VOA: standard.2010.03.14

He has been ruled out of the game against the Netherlands after bruising a bone in his right ankle during a victory over Ivory Coast.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

Also on board is a new exercise machine, which is part of ongoing studies into the effects of long-term space flight on muscle and bone loss in astronauts.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05