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New Idea in Mortuary Science: Dissolving Bodies With Lye

Science & Tech (tags: lye, science, alkaline hydrolysis )

Shirin

- 53 days ago - news.yahoo.com

CONCORD, N.H. - Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest -- dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain.