that sounds gross and then you would be dead so whats the point.

Cool discussion.

Last summer, when the Science Museum of Minnesota was hosting Body Worlds, we had a whole feature on the topic of body donation. (Yes, we talked about the Body Farm.)

And if you search Science Buzz for "body donation," a whole page of resources pops up.

http://web.utk.edu/~anthrop/index.htm This is the site for info

This is a noble act, one that everyone can learn from for the future of science. My mother did this and am proud of her for doing so.

I plan on donating my body to science after I pass on. It has been priceless in the progress of science and medicine. I hope that even in my passing, my body can be used to learn from and hopefully save lives

This stuff is so I gross I think!!!! Why would anyone want to do this??? I mean your body is plasticated...so disgusing...Peace:D Make the right decisions in life!

I am considering donating my body to science. The only way we can help find cures and he "hows and whys" of diseases and surgical proceedures is by giving the greatest gift you can give your dead body. There aren't many options to dispose of our remains once we are gone. Funerals are more for the living than the dead anyway, and after a few years people stop coming to your gravesite to leave flowers. People move from state to state therefore, they cannot visit the family gravesite--I cannot see the purpose of spending over 6,000 or more for a box to decompose in. Remember, even after embalming the body decomposes, just at a slower rate. Funerals are big business for all parties involved and the surviving family members pay the price especially if there is no life insurance. The only situation inwhich my opinion differs is when it comes to children. I have 2 children, and if something happened to them I would definately allow organ donation in order to try to save another person's life, or help the living in some way. These people who are "squeemish" about this topic forget that we don't need these parts anymore but there are millions that do. For example, there are people out there that need cornia transplants, hello! where do you think they get them from? Think about the people who have never seen the color red, or their mother or father's face or teir toes or the color of their hair...to help someone to have better vision, or hearing, or whatever is just a miracle. Anyone who reads this, put yourself in a person's shoes who is on a wait list for an organ and they are running out of time but, with it they can have a better life, hey look, when I am dead I don't need that part anymore why not help some unfortunate person-maybe it could be one of you some day-Ultimately this is a difficult decision for anyone, and eventhough religion can play a factor, I was baptized a Catholic, but I don't go to church (I have too many issues with the Catholic Church) but the teachings I learned as a child still remain an will always remain with me. It is my "soul" that is involved with the "afterlife" if ther is one-and not the physical body, overall most religions teach us to be good people and to help our fellow man-well what better way than this-help your fellow man not the funeral directors bank account.
To all of you out there thinking about this decision, good luck and I wish all of you the best in your lifetimes.

Donating your body and/or organs for scientific research or to help others is a noble act. I have a hard time believing that nobody cares about you but that doesn't mean that you should not consider donating. There are a number of forensic disciplines that benefit from body donations including forensic psychiatry. I know it sounds odd but it a forensic psychiatrist can learn a lot about what makes people tick and you can help future generations.

Body donation is tantamount to being friendly with environment and cool with mother-earth. It's part of "going green" because the body needs no pouring of toxic chemicals once it is donated. It adds life to those who are short of it. It also gives hope in finding cure for diseases.
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