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Medical schools are shaking off a dark past by honouring people who donate their bodies to science

  • Written by Nalini Pather, Associate Professor, Medical Sciences & Director, EPICentre, UNSW Sydney, UNSW
imageCommemorations to honour those who have donated their bodies for the study of anatomy not only contain symbolic objects like candles and flowers, but also song and online tributes.from www.shutterstock.com

Donating your body to science could give you two send-offs, not one. Not only do family and friends say goodbye at your funeral, you could have...

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