Introduction

How we study the body has been a controversial, but a necessary educational tool throughout thousands of years of history. Using cadavers was seen as horrific and a violation to the human body, but science and cures for life threatening diseases would not be here today if it weren’t for that initial “vile” practice. Today we see two examples of science pertaining to research on a corpse in my posts below. The two practices are very different, one preserving the human body for the viewing of the public and in science, and the other to witness the decomposition of bodies. Both examples of the study of corpses have opposition to the practice and praise in the science world. The value of this information is to educate you on the two practices, and provide you with the information to make your own judgments on the necessity of the two. Perhaps after reading my blog you will be inclined to offer up your body for science, or argue against the practices.