In 28 states, alkaline hydrolysis, known as "aquamation," is a legal way to dissolve human remains, but it's not in the ...

Ammonia borane is stable under ambient conditions and is inert towards air and moisture, but will release three equivalencies of hydrogen gas when reacted with water and a promoter or catalyst. We ...

Water shortens the shelf life of DNA. Biosample integrity is questionable for samples stored in a wet environment owing to the persistent risk of DNA hydrolysis, even at low temperature.

Alkaline hydrolysis involves heated water and alkali breaking down bodies instead of fire. “I’m excited to get going,” said Dwayne Till, chief executive of Tillwell. JOHN WOODS / FREE PRESS ...