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Gunther von Hagens, inventor of plastination, attends the 10th anniversary celebration of Gubener Plastinate GmbH, the plastination institute he founded, in Guben, Germany. Von Hagens, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, invented the plastination technique of preserving cadavers, which he has frequently applied to human specimens. His Body World exhibitions, which feature plastinated humans and animals in dynamic poses, have toured the world and earned considerable controversy.

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Gunther von Hagens, inventor of plastination, attends the 10th anniversary celebration of Gubener Plastinate GmbH, the plastination institute he founded in Guben, Germany.Michele Tantussi/Getty Images

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A general view during the 10th anniversary celebration of Gubener Plastinate GmbH, the plastination institute Gunther von Hagens founded in Guben, Germany.Michele Tantussi/Getty Images

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Employees work the plastination process on parts of human bodies during the 10th anniversary celebration of Gubener Plastinate GmbH, the plastination institute Gunther von Hagens founded in Guben, Germany.Michele Tantussi/Getty Images

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Parts of plastinated human bodies stand on shelves during a plastination process by the 10th anniversary celebration of Gubener Plastinate GmbH, the plastination institute Gunther von Hagens founded in Guben, Germany.Michele Tantussi/Getty Images

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Parts of plastinated human bodies stand on shelves during a plastination process by the 10th anniversary celebration of Gubener Plastinate GmbH, the plastination institute Gunther von Hagens founded in Guben, Germany.Michele Tantussi/Getty Images

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Animals and Human bodies are displayed during the 10th anniversary celebration of Gubener Plastinate GmbH, the plastination institute Gunther von Hagens founded in Guben, Germany.Michele Tantussi/Getty Images

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Employees work the plastination process on parts of human bodies during the 10th anniversary celebration of Gubener Plastinate GmbH, the plastination institute Gunther von Hagens founded in Guben, Germany.Michele Tantussi/Getty Images

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Parts of plastinated human bodies stand on shelves during a plastination process by the 10th anniversary celebration of Gubener Plastinate GmbH, the plastination institute Gunther von Hagens founded in Guben, Germany.Michele Tantussi/Getty Images

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Parts of plastinated human bodies stand on shelves during a plastination process by the 10th anniversary celebration of Gubener Plastinate GmbH, the plastination institute Gunther von Hagens founded in Guben, Germany.Michele Tantussi/Getty Images

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