Bones from Tudor Mary Rose shipwreck suggest handedness might affect collarbone chemistry.

A recent study of human skeletal remains from the Tudor Mary Rose shipwreck suggests that handedness may influence how clavicle bone chemistry changes with age. Researchers used Raman spectroscopy to analyze bone chemistry in 12 men from the ship, finding that mineral content increased with age while protein content decreased, particularly in right clavicles. The findings hint at potential implications for understanding age-related changes in bone chemistry and conditions like osteoarthritis, shedding light on the lives of sailors in the 16th century. [Extracted from the article]