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Science project solves a mystery from the Civil War

Published May 2, 2022 at 3:53 PM EDT
"Giant Forest," by u/Rytelier
"Giant Forest," by u/Rytelier

Reports of glowing wounds on injured Civil War soldiers led to a science fair project decades later that may have solved the mystery.

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This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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