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How much is your dead body worth?
Programme summary
Horizon investigates the medical revolution that has created an almost insatiable demand for body parts .
Plastinating brains
Ronn Wade shows how he perfectly preserves body tissue for students to study.
Body part values
So just how much are your body parts and organs worth after you die?
Join the mortuary science lesson
Angela McArthur takes a mortuary science class.
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How to make better decisions
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