Body Worlds is an exhibit of human cadavers and body parts preserved by a special "plastination" process developed by German anatomist Gunther von Hagens in the late 1970s.
Using a controlled methodology, von Hagens dissects donated human bodies and replaces their fluids with a preserving plastic. The displays were originally created for educational purposes, but have morphed into a traveling exhibit.
The California Science Center held the North and South American premiere of the exhibit last summer. But despite having only ...