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Virtual fossils reveal how ancient creatures lived

Paul Tafforeau, a scientists at ESRF, has pioneered the use of synchrotron science in studying fossil records. Jo Marchant from British science weekly "new scientist" recently visited ESRF and in a recent issue tells the story of 3-D microtomography imaging and virtual paleontology.

The full article is online under:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227103.500-virtual-fossils-reveal-how-ancient-creatures-lived.html

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