Siemens Medical Solutions is joining forces with the National Geographic Society (NGS) to support a research project on mummies being conducted by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.
The NGS and the Malvern, PA-based vendor have donated a Somatom Emotion 6 scanner for the project, which aims to conserve mummies and study health and disease in ancient Egypt.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
January 13, 2005
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