Scientists have learned how to identify radiation poisoning in indigenous communities with a breathalyzer that detects uranium in the bodies of people living near mines.
Click above to listen to part 3 of Bare Bones, featuring Doug Brugge, Professor and chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
Bare Bones:
Part 1: Brian Switek / Skeleton Key
Part 2: Ann Ross / Forensic Anthropology
Part 3: Doug Brugge / Radiated Bones
Part 4: Stanley Coren / Dogs & Bones
