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Gunther von Hagens (born 1945), German anatomist in front of some of his preserved bodies. Von Hagens invented the technique of plastination, which conserves dead bodies by replacing water and fat with plastic. The technique preserves detailed anatomy, so the bodies can be dissected and put on display. Von Hagens invented the technique in 1977 and founded the Institute of Plastination in 1993, in Heidelberg, Germany. He also developed the Body Worlds exhibition (1995) that has toured many countries. The exhibits educate the public by showing dissections of healthy and unhealthy human bodies. Von Hagens performed a public autopsy in the UK (2002), and carried out dissections for the UK television program Anatomy for Beginners (2005, Channel 4).

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