A surgical skills laboratory and corresponding dissection curricula were established in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic in the 2011-2012 academic year. The authors describe how ...

Small talk at an exercise class led one reporter to explore why fitness professionals are seeking out cadaver workshops. By Danielle Friedman Danielle Friedman is a freelance journalist and a regular ...

GARY, Ind. (AP) -- When medical students have finished their study and practice on cadavers, they often hold a respectful memorial service to honor these bodies donated to science. But the ceremonies ...

SUMMIT COUNTY – Though it may initially repel some students, dissection typically helps them get excited about science. Summit Middle School seventh-graders Kelsey Roe, Bonnie Pierce, Travis Authier ...

When Lauren S. Skaskiw refused to dissect a fetal pig last year, she learned a lesson in biology—and civics. The junior at Woodstock Union High School in eastern Vermont managed to earn her class’s ...

Students enrolled in BIOL 101/102: Introduction to Biology A/B over the summer received kits from Carolina Biological in order to complete labs remotely. Credit: Sukhmani Kaur With nearly all classes ...

In an article in the Feb. 1 issue of The Scientist, 1 Ricki Lewis asks whether the pig is replaceable as a laboratory research animal. The fetal pig as a specimen for biology dissection labs is indeed ...