cadaver
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When the mummy was found in 1991, it was initially treated as a normal cadaver.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Sheriff’s deputies even used ground-penetrating radar and cadaver dogs to search the property of his father, Ruben Flores, in Arroyo Grande in 2021.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
Authorities have deployed deputies, investigators, search-and-rescue resources and teams, drones, and cadaver dogs in the search for Olmos, the sheriff's office said.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
A third group of six cadaver donors provided additional skin samples to strengthen the control group.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025
“And they’ve got to be real careful lifting a cadaver out of a coffin, to keep it from coming apart.”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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However, some of this research -- particularly one claiming to have found a plastic spoon's worth of microplastic in the brains of cadavers -- has recently come under stinging criticism from scientists.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Eventually, the discovery of formaldehyde and the use of embalming fluids reduced the demand for cadavers, as did the growing number of people donating their bodies to science.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Kevin Lowbrera, who works for one of the big "body broking" companies, says its accreditation by the American Association of Tissue Banks means it has to follow guidelines determining how cadavers are treated and stored.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025
Only, sometimes, these cadavers are not truly donated — and the dead person never consented to have their body dismembered.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2024
These cadavers were so unhuman-looking they didn't bother me a bit.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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