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An edition of Stiff (2003)

Stiff

the curious lives of human cadavers

1st ed.

by , , , and

  • ★★★★ 4.1 (28 ratings) ·
  • 137 Want to read
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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.

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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, 44.47
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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?.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p.[295]-303).

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Dewey Decimal Class
611
Library of Congress
R853.H8 R635 2003, R853.H8R635 2003

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Pagination
303 p. :
Number of pages
303

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ISBN 10
0393050939
ISBN 13
9780393050936
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2002152908
OCLC/WorldCat
50912705

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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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