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Radio Extra: How to Donate Your Body to Science

February 13, 2015 3:09pm | Updated February 13, 2015 3:09pm
Paul Dudek, executive vice president of the Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois, walks through a cadaver storage area at the Medical District facility.
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DNAinfo/Kyla Gardner

MEDICAL DISTRICT — Recent FBI raids of two suburban body donation centers, part of a multi-state investigation into alleged mismanagement of body parts, have raised questions from some family members about where their loved ones ended up.

Families should do their research long before the difficult time immediately following a loved one's death, warn representatives of a local body donation center, to avoid confusion and unwanted surprises about what's involved in the process.

On this DNAinfo Radio Extra, Kyla Gardner explains the rather complex process of donating a body to science:

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