Science has significantly benefited from human body donation because it helps provide a clearer picture of what is happening below the surface. To decide to donate one’s organs or body after death is a big deal that requires careful thought, but once done, it can do a lot of good.

Most folks might think that the donated cadavers are just used for research purposes, but there are actually many ways they are useful. This list explores all of the cool ways a body donation can be used, and some may surprise you.

I used to be on a K9 search and rescue team, and we used donated human remains to train our cadaver dogs. Only partial remains for logistical reasons (hard to drag an entire body around the mountains), though, so you have to be okay with getting dismembered and potentially used for m

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