Stories
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Dealing with the dead after a nuclear attack
Cold War-era predictions of death on a vast scale became routine. But the British authorities were less prepared to dispose of the bodies.
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The island of unclaimed bodies
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
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Dying to be in nature
The modern funeral business is one that uses up precious resources and pollutes the planet. But you can make sure it’s only your memory that leaves its mark with these new and natural ways to leave this earth.
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The current that kills
In the 19th century, electricity held life in the balance, with the power to execute – or reanimate.
Catalogue
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Biotechnology and the challenge of property : property rights in dead bodies, body parts, and genetic information / Remigius N. Nwabueze.
Nwabueze, Remigius N., 1968-Date: [2007], ©2007- Books
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Remembering and disremembering the dead : posthumous punishment, harm and redemption over time / Floris Tomasini.
Tomasini, FlorisDate: [2017]- Books
Intersections--women on law, medicine, and technology / edited by Kerry Petersen.
Date: [1997], ©1997- Books
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Use of the dead to the living / [Southwood Smith].
Smith, Southwood, 1788-1861.Date: 1828- Books
After we die : the life and times of the human cadaver / Norman L. Cantor.
Cantor, Norman L.Date: [2010], ©2010