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The newest exhibition coming to Science North offers visitors the unique opportunity to dive deep and explore the intricate biology and physiology of human health and the dramatic effects of disease.

From organs and muscles to the nervous system and skeleton, BODY WORLDS RX gives an unprecedented look inside the most sophisticated mechanism in the world, the human body. The exhibit opens Saturday.

“BODY WORLDS RX is a world renowned exhibit and we are thrilled to host it until this September. It focuses on contemporary diseases that afflict children and adults and illustrates their causes and effects,” Guy Labine, Science North’s CEO, said in a release. “In addition to the exhibit, Science North will be delivering exciting programing and specialty workshops over the next six months that stimulate curiosity about the science of anatomy and physiology.”

Created by anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens, inventor of Plastination science and the creator of the trailblazing BODY WORLDS exhibitions, the exhibit features Plastination, a complex technique that removes fluids from the body and replaces them with plastics that harden.

“I wanted to further our mission of health education by ennobling the post-mortal body without sacrificing aesthetics, Dr. Angelina Whalley said. “I try to present the body in a dramatic, memorable, beautiful way so that people can learn about anatomy, disease and health.”

Whalley, a licensed physician, acted as the creative and conceptual designer of the BODY WORLDS exhibitions.

The specimens on display show impressive comparisons and contrasts between healthy bodies and organs, and those stricken with disease. Particular emphasis is put on some of the most common ailments such as back pain, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases such as arteriosclerosis and heart infarctions, dementia and more.

The BODY WORLDS exhibits are the most popular touring exhibitions in the world. More than 47 million people around the globe have seen the anatomical exhibitions so far. These exhibitions have brought anatomy to the public for the first time. Specimens on display originate from the Institute for Plastination’s body donation program, which is comprised of more than 18,000 individuals who have willed their body for plastination.

BODY WORLDS RX is only at Science North for a limited time. To buy tickets, visit sciencenorth.ca.

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