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Mary Roach

This person is the author of the book.

Experimenters

These people consist of surgeons, anatomists, and scientists stretching back to the dawn of history.

Theresa

This person prepares severed heads for the facial anatomy and face-lift refresher course.

Yvonne

This person saws off cadaver heads for the facial anatomy and face-lift refresher course.

Marilena Marignani

This person is a surgeon attending the facial anatomy and face-lift refresher course, who describes the experience of working with cadavers.

Ron Wade

This person is a Baltimore physician who does not believe that live surgery is the place for surgeons to practice new skills.

Hugh Patterson

This person runs the willed body program of UC San Francisco's Medical School.

Sir Astley Cooper

This person was an 18th century surgeon-anatomist and outspoken defender of human dissection.

Robert Knox

This person was a 19th century Edinburgh anatomist who bought freshly slain corpses...

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