We often forget that every gene, every protein and every cell is composed of even smaller parts – namely metabolites. Metabolites are the smallest constituents of the human body. They include ...

However, there was also a form of cannibalism that considered some parts of the human body to serve a medicinal purpose. For centuries, the dismembered human body was seen as just another material ...

A New Hampshire man accused of trafficking human body parts from Harvard Medical School's morgue is trying to get his charges ...

But there’s no federal law against trafficking in human remains. The charges were based solely on selling and receiving stolen goods. In addition, selling body parts is legal in 42 states. The only ...

Lawmakers and campaigners in the United Kingdom are pushing for an end to the display of human remains in museums and the sale of human body parts in auction houses. The All-Party Parliamentary ...