Gunther von Hagens, the creator of the plastination process, brings his exhibit back to Portland with a special focus on the brain in " The mystery and complexity of the human body and its brain are ...

A technique used for the long-term preservation of human and animal remains is now being tested on one of Canada's most iconic building materials—the Western red cedar. Plastination, originally ...

Tucked away on the third floor of the Medical Science II building sits a supply of painted skulls and silicone-hardened lungs. The Plastination Lab, which houses bodies preserved in plastic, features ...

There’s a greyhound’s heart, a cat’s spinal cord, a smoker’s lung. A human female torso and head sliced into 1-inch sections from head to waist, completely preserved -- all touchable, teachable. The ...

BERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A permanent museum showing preserved corpses stripped of skin to reveal the complexity of the human body opens in Berlin on Wednesday. Sign up here. The brainchild of German ...

"Body Worlds" is the most popular exhibit in the Houston Museum of Natural Science's history, and has returned after 12 years with a new look at the cycle of life. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- "Body ...

Although “Body Worlds” -- an anatomical exhibition of corpses and body parts preserved in lifelike poses through a process called plastination -- drew record crowds during its recent engagement at the ...

A pandemic certainly can prompt reflection about the vessels we inhabit. So our current cultural crisis — defined by an incredible and deadly global virus — feels like a fitting time for “Body Worlds” ...