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Autopsy: Life and Death
On Channel 4 January 2006

Nov 2007 Autopsy: Emergency Room

Following on from Anatomy for Beginners which concentrated on the anatomy of life, anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagens and pathologist Professor John Lee now turn to the process of understanding death.

Illustration of a skull by Juliet Percival
Attempt an Autopsy and try your hand at determining the cause of death from post mortem findings. Trace the long history of anatomy from Galen of Ancient Greece to Gunther von Hagens of modern Heidelberg in The Anatomists.

Find out more
You can also find out about pathology in general; read our transcript of our webchat with Professor John Lee and check out what else is out there on the web to do with autopsies, pathology and forensic science.

On Channel 4 November 2007
Learn more about your body
Dr von Hagens' mission to recruit body donors
With Professor Gunther von Hagens
Read the transcript of Professor John Lee's webchat
Check out the latest science & technology news
Discuss the wonders of the human body here