The X-ray images taken in the 1980s were of poor quality. So, the femur was reexamined using micro-CT scans. Sign up for Chip Chick's newsletter and get stories like this delivered to your inbox.

Advanced imaging techniques such as micro-CT enabled them to take thousands of X-rays to construct a 3D model of the femur. They had a hunch that they might detect toxic plant-based materials.

Newly published research from UNC Greensboro biology professor Dr. Bryan McLean and colleagues shows that the masked shrew, a small, mole-like mammal found in the Appalachian Mountains, shrinks its ...