TY - BOOK ID - 8794069 TI - Speaking for the dead : cadavers in biology and medicine. PY - 2000 SN - 0754620735 PB - Aldershot Ashgate DB - UniCat KW - Dead KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Social aspects KW - Cadavers KW - Corpses KW - Deceased KW - Human remains KW - Remains, Human KW - Death KW - Burial KW - Corpse removals KW - Cremation KW - Cryomation KW - Death notices KW - Embalming KW - Funeral rites and ceremonies KW - Obituaries UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8794069 AB - This text discusses issues in the use of human cadavers and tissues in science and medicine. Areas examined include the use of biopsies from surgical operations, the ethics of using human DNA and stem cells in research and the transplantation of animal tissue into humans. This text explores issues surrounding the use of human cadavers and human tissues in science and medicine. This is an area of increasing significance in contemporary society, as more and more techniques become available for manipulating human genes and human material (including embryos, body organs and brain tissue). These issues are explored through case studies from contemporary society. Some of the most topical issues examined include plastination of human bodies as an art form, the use of biopsies from surgical operations, the ethics of using human DNA and stem cells in research, and the debate surrounding the transplantation of animal tissue and organs into humans. ER -