TED-Ed: Why Didn't This Body Decompose?

It may not appear very lively six feet underground, but a single teaspoon of soil contains more organisms than there are human beings on the planet. Why didn't this 2000-year-old body decompose?

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Movie
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Episode Duration
5 mins
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
5 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Apr 6, 2021
Season
2021
Ratings
0
Popularity
0
Favorites
0
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0
Producers
TED Ed
Genres
Animation
Country
United States

Description

It may not appear very lively six feet underground, but a single teaspoon of soil contains more organisms than there are human beings on the planet. Why didn't this 2000-year-old body decompose?

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Japanese

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