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Incredible CT tech resurrects 2,000-year-old animal mummies

by Nina Pullano
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Using micro CT scans, researchers created high-resolution images of three mummified animals: a snake, a bird, and a cat.

The samples date back more than 2,000 years.

With CT technology, researchers have a less intrusive way to digitally "unwrap" mummified specimens.

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