Controversial Body Worlds Exhibition Opens

A plastinated cadaver of two footballers on show at the exhibition BODY WORLDS 4 by Professor Gunther Von Hagens 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.
A plastinated cadaver of two footballers on show at the exhibition BODY WORLDS 4 by Professor Gunther Von Hagens 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.
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A plastinated cadaver displaying the human arterial sytem on show at BODY WORLDS 4 by Professor Gunther Von Hagens 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. A plastinated cadaver playing a guitar on show at BODY WORLDS 4 by Professor Gunther Von Hagens 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. View Next Album
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