Questions surface about brain harvesting in Maine.
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Two thousand years ago, doctors discovered they could learn a lot by dissecting human bodies. There's been controversy ever since. By happenstance, Anne Murray Mozingo became involved in the debate about what society owes to individuals who participate in tissue donation for research.
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Two thousand years ago, doctors discovered they could learn a lot by dissecting human bodies. There's been controversy ever since. By happenstance, Anne Murray Mozingo became involved in the debate about what society owes to individuals who participate in tissue donation for research.
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