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Diatoms are unicellular algae that live in colonies attached to surfaces or drifting in plankton. They have silica cell walls that make them resistant to digestion, heat, osmotic changes, and decay. When a living victim drowns, diatoms enter their bloodstream and circulate throughout tissues. When a victim is already dead, diatoms do not enter the bloodstream since the heart is not pumping. To test if a victim was alive or dead upon submersion, samples from lungs, kidneys, brain, liver, and bone marrow are

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Banda Zaeef

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