You might have heard about seed scarification, wondered what it actually means, and why it's important for successful seed germination. In simple terms, seed scarification is a process used to pre ...

How do the Baule see scarification and body ornamentation? Vogel explores these phenomenon with respect to Baule aesthetics and society as a whole rather than as differentiating "marks of civilization ...

Modern scarification, once used as a punishment have become voluntary acts of modification used to create a specific visual effect.

Scarification is a horticultural practice that is done to alter the seed coat, making it more permeable to water imbibition, in that way breaking dormancy and allowing germination to proceed.

Brigham's Thomas Kupper, MD, and co-authors present results from preclinical studies suggesting skin scarification may help generate lung T cells and provide protection against infectious diseases ...

Arkansas lawmakers legally redefined the term body art to include scarification, which is the scratching, etching or cutting of skin to produce a design.

Skin scarification generated more T cells, produced greater numbers of lung-specific T cells and provided superior protection against lethal viral doses than the others.