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Slideshow: Cadavers Steal the Show in L.A.

An exhibit of dissected and flayed corpses, on display for the first time in the United States, attracts a steady stream of visitors curious to see what humans really look like under the skin. Randy Dotinga reports from Los Angeles.
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A family of three is displayed with just their blood vessels showing. All their bones and other organs have been removed.

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Body Worlds: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies

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Gunther von Hagens developed a procedure called plastination in the 1970s to preserve bodies and body parts. In a process similar to embalming, workers preserve bodies by replacing fluids with polymers that allow various degrees of rigidity or flexibility.
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A plastinated female cadaver in the eighth month of pregnancy is also on exhibit.