A controversial German scientist who preserves human corpses and puts them on show to the public has defended his latest exhibition.
Gunther von Hagens, whose Body Worlds And The Mirror OfTime exhibition is on show at London’s O2 Arena insists he is presenting a "health message".
The show features a total of 200 cadavers from babies to the elderly which have been arranged in lifelike poses and preserved using Dr von Hagens’ controversial "plastination" technique.
This involves peeling the skin back to reveal the inner organs, arteries and muscles and encasing it all in plastic.
Dr Von Hagens said: "This exhibition is all about the cycle of life, from the spark of conception, to the development of a mature body, and it goes through to elderly people.
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