Neutrons

Protons and neutrons are heavier than electrons and reside in the nucleus at the center of the atom.

A nucleus of an atom usually contains protons, which are particles with a positive charge, and neutrons, which are particles that are neutrally charged (no charge). On the other hand, in biology, the nucleus of a cell is many times larger than the nucleus of an atom.

With the advent of new imaging modalities at the microscopic level, anatomy can be rediscovered with many clinical implications and thus be restored to its glory days. Anatomy is still relevant – and certainly not dead – as long as we possess and emulate the thirst for knowledge that our predecessor anatomists had.

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Frogs can feel pain and fear, just as humans can, and they DON’T want to be stolen from their homes to be killed any more than you would.

Dissection causes animal suffering and death. Every year millions of animals are killed to be used for dissection in schools. Investigators have discovered suppliers drowning cats in burlap sacks, injecting rats with embalming fluid, and keeping frogs for weeks without food.

Today, the most common sources are body donation programs and “unclaimed” bodies—that is, bodies of individuals who die without relatives or friends to claim them for burial or without the means to afford burial. In some countries with a shortage of available bodies, anatomists import cadavers from other countries.

It turns out, decaying human bodies have a unique scent signature. Now researchers have isolated some of the key chemical compounds that make up the human scent of death, reports Elizabeth Pennisi for Science. The information could help people train cadaver dogs.

Infectious pathogens in cadavers that present particular risks include Mycobacterium tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, the AIDS virus HIV, and prions that cause transmissible spongiform encephalopathies such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS).

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But it is not stated in the Bible how we can honor one’s body, as well as how we can dishonor it by whole-body donation. Surgeries and medical procedures were not a thing at that time. Thus, donating our bodies is indeed not forbidden.

The biggest drawback of donating your body is that your family cannot have a service with the body present. You can have a memorial service without a viewing. In some cases, the funeral home will allow for immediate family to have a closed viewing, much like an identification viewing.

“Whole body donation” programs typically pick up your body, cremate after use and return cremains to your loved ones, all at no cost to the donor. Donated bodies teach medical students to perform life-saving surgeries, advance research on Alzheimer’s and other diseases and help improve an array of medical devices.

Though the body still breaks down, a preserved one can last anywhere from 18 months to 10 years. Once the medical school students or researchers are done with it, a memorial service is held, usually once a year.

If you or your loved one has been diagnosed as terminally ill, or is under hospice or palliative care, you can call us at (800) 417-3747 ext. 2 or fill out the pre-enrollment form to begin the screening for Science Care’s HOPE® Program.