A 2,500-year-old human skull uncovered in England was less of a  surprise than what was in it: the brain. The discovery of the yellowish,  crinkly, shrunken brain prompted questions about how such a fragile  organ could have survived so long and how frequently this strange type  of preservation occurs.
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       # Posted by Michelle Moran @ | 
Monday, March 28, 2011 
 