�Since Gunther von Hagens' BODY WORLDS 4 opened at Manchester's Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) on February 22nd this year, 20 more British Body Donors have pledged their bodies for Plastination and educational purposes under a unique body donation programme.
The total of British people who have become body donors right away stands at 127. As of August 2008, the Institute for Plastination's Body Donation roll includes 8626 living donors from around the domain (among them, 7366 Germans and 127 UK citizens) and 600 deceased donors.
Joanne Pennington, a educatee in her final class of microbiology at Salford University is one such donor. Commenting on her decision she said: 'I have been thinking about it for the last 3 or 4 age. As a scientist myself, I would like for my body to be of use after death for educating both medical and laypeople. I admire Gunther von Hagens' form and cogitate more people should consider leaving their bodies for Plastination after death.'
Seen by more than 25 trillion visitors in 45 cities around the world, Gunther von Hagens' BODY WORLDS are the only anatomic exhibitions with an conventional body donation programme, and the only anatomical exhibitions that use donated bodies. With the exception of foetuses from historical anatomical collections pre-dating 1920, and some small organs from hospital form and pathology programmes -- all of the specimens in BODY WORLDS (more than one hundred eighty out of 200 specimens per exhibit), originate from the Institute for Plastination's Body Donation Programme, naturalized in Heidelberg in 1982 and managed by the Institute for Plastination since 1993.
During Plastination, bodily fluids and soluble fats are extracted from a specimen, and replaced through vacuum-forced impregnation, with reactive resins and elastomers, such as silicon rubber. The specimen is then aged with idle, heat, or certain gases, which gives it inflexibility and permanence.
Approximately 95% of Body Donors agree to have their Plastinated corpse shown in BODY WORLDS exhibitions, with the rest stipulating that their organs and bodies are secondhand solely by medical educational activity establishments.
Originally scheduled to close on the 29th June, BODY WORLDS 4 has been extended until the 17th August to accommodate demand.
About BODY WORLDS 4
Dr Gunther von Hagens, a licensed mD and late researcher at the University of Heidelberg's Anatomy and Pathology Department, invented Plastination in 1977, in an effort to improve the education of medical students. The exposition emphasises the importance of healthy lifestyles, and includes several plastinates posed in sporting activities, such as badminton, working and jumping, to demonstrate muscle function.
The organs and whole-body plastinates in the exhibition derive from people world Health Organization have, in their life-time, generously donated their bodies for Plastination, to specifically educate future generations around health. More than 8,000 donors including 127 from Britain have bequeathed their bodies to von Hagens' Institute for Plastination in Heidelberg, Germany.
Since opening on 22 February the populace premiere of BODY WORLDS 4 has attracted over 240,000 visitors. Originally scheduled to close on 29 June, the exhibition will right away remain in Manchester until 17 August, before moving to Brussels.
BODY WORLDS 4 is supported by the British Red Cross, the Association of European Cancer Leagues and the Polycystic Kidney Disease charity.
BODY WORLDS 4
About the Museum of Science and Industry
MOSI is presently home to BODY WORLDS 4 which is on display until the seventeenth August 2008. The exhibition is the culmination of Dr. von Hagens' 30 year career in general anatomy. The BODY WORLDS 4 premiere in Manchester features numerous plastinates never seen before. Previous exhibitions of BODY WORLDS have attracted over 25 million visitors, making it the most highly attended touring exposition in the world.
The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), located at Liverpool Road, Manchester, is a kindly trust (registration 518412) which receives tax income funding from The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). MOSI is dedicated to making Science and Industry inspirational to all, piece highlighting our specific region's rich and continuous contribution to scientific endeavour and education.
Our vision is to be a universe class cultural attraction correct at the heart of everything Manchester has to offer.
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Artist: High Tide
Genre(s):
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Year: 1969
Tracks: 6
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