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Professor Gunter Von Hagens poses next to one of his anatomical specimens playing football at the launch of his latest exhibition BODY WORLDS 4 at Manchester Museum of Science and Industry on February 21, 2008, Manchester, England. Since its debut in Tokyo in 1996, the show has sparked controversy and curiosity. German scientist Gunther von Hagens, who created the show and developed the preservation technique used to preserve the bodies, called "plastination", intends the exhibits to teach people about human skeletal, cardiovascular and the treatment of diseases.(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Europe)
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Is it respectful to preserve human bodies and put them on display in a museum?
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Yes, it's very educational and advances people's appreciation for the human body
Yes, it's very educational and advances people's appreciation for the human body
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The items on display are real human specimens donated by people who bequeathed their bodies for educational purposes to the Institute for Plastination in Germany. Plastination is a process invented by Dr. Gunther von Hagens to maintain specimens for medical education.
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Gunther Von Hagens' Body Worlds team set to open 'Animals Inside Out...
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A mystery uncovered near Dalian
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Gunther von Hagens exhibition criticised over corpse sex display
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Science North unveils 'blockbuster exhibit'
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German scientist Gunther von Hagens created the Body Worlds show and developed the preservation technique used to preserve the human bodies, called "plastination". He intends the exhibits to teach people about human skeletal, cardiovascular and the treatment of diseases. Find videos, pics and articles on Body Worlds here.
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