I have some good news, and I have some bad news. The bad news is, someday you will die, and at least some of you who die will be murdered. The good news is, that when you die, bugs will arrive in very large numbers to eat you.

Find out why this is a good thing in a paper I've just completed on the topic of forensic entomology. It's available as a .pdf file, although currently it's unprintable to prevent unscrupulous people from handing it in as their own, original essay. If you need to print a copy, or would like to see my bibliography, please let me know.