Examples include the statistical prevalence of cannibalism, the use of human scalps to make cloaks for Scythian warriors and the practice of the Parsees in disposing of their dead by exposure to vultures. (newscientist.com)
Until last week, eBay's official policy as stated on its website was that it doesn't allow the sale of human remains, with two exceptions — «items containing human scalp hair, and skulls and skeletons intended for medical use». (newscientist.com)
Results were similar when the scientists grafted healthy human scalp skin onto mice, and further experiments showed that the new hair growth was normal at a molecular level, the team reported online today in Science Advances. (sciencemag.org)