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The lessons students learn from dissecting donor bodies go beyond anatomy – and they try to pay that gift forward.
This particularly physical kind of philanthropy caught on in the mid-20th century.
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Why you should consider donating your body to research once you die.
Dissection is important for developing a range of skills, as well as moral and ethical training and a humanistic approach to patient care.
Dissection also plays an important role in introducing students to death. It provides moral and ethical training for students as well as a humanistic approach to patient care.
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