Gorillas' skeletal secrets
Gorillas' skeletal secrets The bones of gorillas, our closest animal ancestors, offer clues to the evolution of osteoporosis—and how we might be able to avoid it By Erika Engelhaupt / Published Winter 2020 In the heart of the Rwandan city of Musanze, Christopher Ruff stepped off a street bustling with mopeds and bicycles and into the quiet of a mausoleum. In the lobby, he found himself face to face with two skeletons: an adult human and, to its right, a full-grown mountain gorilla with a broad chest and thick bones. It was an apt starting point sin...
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