What Gives a Decaying Body Its Distinctive Odor?
Dead bodies give off a distinctive, sickly-sweet odour that’s immediately recognisable and hard to forget. The smell of death can consist of more than 400 volatile organic compounds in a complex mixture. These compounds are produced by the actions of bacteria, which break down the tissues in the body into gases and salts. The exact…
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Moheb Costandi
How a Prison Email Service Steals IP Rights to Everything Inmates Send
JPay, a company that provides digital communications systems to corrections facilities in at least 19 states, is charging inmates and their families an unusual fee to stay in touch: the intellectual property rights to everything sent through its network. The corrections industry is undergoing a technological renaissance when it comes to inmate communication, with prison…
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