CARTA: Body Modification - Questions Answers and Closing Remarks

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Apr 1, 202401:23:02Science & Medicine

Permanent body modification is a unique and variable practice among humans, not observed in other mammals. Despite being costly and risky, it is regularly performed. Scientific understanding of this phenomenon is nascent...

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