An edition of Stiff
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Stiff
the curious lives of human cadavers
1st ed.
by Mary Roach, M Roach, Shelly Frasier, and Mary Roach
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A look inside the world of forensics examines the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exploration, and a Tennessee human decay research facility.
Publish Date
2003
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co.,
W.W. Norton,
W. W. Norton & Company
Language
English
Pages
303
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Lijken, Experimenten, Human dissection, Dissection, Dead, Cadaver, Experiment, Autopsy, Human experimentation in medicine, Leiche, Large type books, Anecdotes, Obduktion, Medicinska experiment på människor, Döda, Ren ti jie pou, Human Experimentation, Expérimentation humaine en médecine, Morts, Dissection du corps humain, Autopsie, Anatomy, Death, Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, R853.h8 r635 2003, 2003 g-073, Qz 35 r628s 2003, 611, 44.47Showing 3 featured editions. View all 22 editions?
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Stiff: the curious lives of human cadavers
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Table of Contents
A head is a terrible thing to waste: practicing surgery on the dead
Crimes of anatomy: body-snatching and other sordid tales from the dawn of human dissection
Life after death: on human decay and what can be done about it
Dead man driving: human crash test dummies and the ghastly, necessary science of impact tolerance
Beyond the black box: when the bodies of the passengers must tell the story of a crash
The cadaver who joined the army: the sticky ethics of bullets and bombs
Holy cadaver: the crucifixion experiments
How to know if you're dead: beating-heart cadavers, live burial, and the scientific search for the soul
Just a head: decapitation, reanimation, and the human head transplant
Eat me: medicinal cannibalism and the case of the human dumplings
Out of the fire, into the compost bin: and other new ways to end up
Remains of the author: will she or won't she?.
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Includes bibliographical references (p.[295]-303).
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A hilarious and witty look into the history of using cadavers for science, grave diggers, and options to consider about your burial plan. A dark and uncomfortable subject made more palatable and downright funny.
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