If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have evolved testicles of all different sizes. In almost all these separate cases, ...

A nationwide network of stolen body parts allegedly involving a Harvard Medical School morgue manager has revealed a thriving and macabre market for human remains, experts told The Post.

In sum, thousands of dollars and numerous types of human body parts — all from Harvard Medical School's morgue and an Arkansas mortuary — were exchanged beginning sometime in 2018, according ...

A measure in New York state offers tax credits to living organ donors. That's reignited one of medicine’s most contentious ...

Los Angeles Times reporters found two dozen cases in which a death investigation was harmed by the procurement of body parts. The organ donation process isn’t what it seems. Our findings.

Every year, an estimated 20,000 people donate their bodies to science for the purpose of medical research and education. But unlike organ donation, these body parts can be bought and sold for profit.

The human roadmap that is contained in our DNA is present in every cell in our bodies, and it should also contain enough information to build or regenerate the body. However, access to that part ...

The largest muscle in the human body is the Gluteus Maximus. It is responsible for keeping your posture upright, and is the principal antigravity force working when you walk up stairs.

I've done about 15 actual human body dissections as part of my ongoing professional training as an anatomist. You can become a bit desensitised to it, although people ask, ...