Gunther von Hagens wearing his signature black fedora © Gunther von Hagens' BODY WORLDS, Institute for Plastination, Heidelberg, Germany, www.bodyworlds.com Just ...

In 1977, Gunther von Hagens developed a preservation technique that changed what could be done with human anatomical specimens. Almost two decades later, that technique became the foundation of BODY ...

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 ...

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 ...

BERLIN (AP) — Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist who generated both fascination and revulsion around the globe with his “Body Worlds” exhibits of preserved human corpses, has died. He was 81.

Plastination of the body is a growing trend—and no, I’m not referring to the enhancements of Hollywood starlets. Plastination is a process of preserving specimens, whereby the water and fat from the ...

There were always a few animals included in Body Worlds' other exhibits, said Larry Dubinski, president and CEO of the Franklin Institute. "People were always fascinated by the animals," he said. Body ...