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Dead Bodies at “Bodies” Exhibit May Be Executed Chinese Prisoners
Loaded on March 15, 2009
by Gary Hunter
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2009, page 21
Filed under:
Medical Experiments/Exploitation,
Prisoners-International,
Death Penalty,
News,
Federal Legislation.
Locations:
China,
New York,
United States of America.
Dead Bodies at “Bodies” Exhibit May Be Executed Chinese Prisoners
by Gary Hunter
In 1977, German anatomist Gunther von Hagens developed a technique called plastination. The process involves slicing open human cadavers, exposing or extracting the internal organs, and infusing them with silicone or other polymars. Entire bodies can be ...
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