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      "Bone tissue stores minerals, while blood-cell production occurs in red marrow within certain bones.",
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      "Bone tools and carvings may preserve only fragments of the original organ.",
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        "note": "Measure mass divided by bulk specimen volume while specifying hydration and whether pore spaces are included."
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        "note": "Determine the void fraction using calibrated imaging or another validated method while distinguishing cortical and trabecular regions."
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        "Interpret medical images of a person's bones in place of a clinician.",
        "Classify whalebone as a bone or as bone tissue."
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        "Trade in bone material has driven species towards extinction."
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        "Protected species",
        "Patients"
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      "id": "wikipedia-en",
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                    "text": "Which rules apply?",
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                    "text": "How are bones used in stocks and dishes?",
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                    "text": "How long should they be cooked?",
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                    "text": "Could small bones cause choking?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Are cooked bones unsafe for dogs?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
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                "id": "artefacts-finding",
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                    "text": "What do bone artefacts reveal, according to archaeologists?",
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                    "text": "How are they dated?",
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          {
            "id": "remains",
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              {
                "id": "remains-finding",
                "name": "Remains",
                "description": "Human remains.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Are human remains involved, requiring legal and ethical care?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Who should be informed?",
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    "Should bone tissue and bone material be separate entries?",
    "How should animal by-product rules be linked?",
    "How should archaeological bone be linked?"
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