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'Dr Death', Body Worlds creator Gunther von Hagens, dies at 81
The family of the anatomist vowed to carry out his wish for his body to be preserved using the plastination technique he developed himself.
Gunther von Hagens, the visionary behind the contentious "Body Worlds" exhibitions, where dissected human and animal bodies were put on display, has passed away at the age of 81, his
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