Many doctors never forget their first cadaver. To them, the experience of slicing up a human body while gagging on the stench of formaldehyde and decay is a right of passage in medical training. Soon, however, fewer students may participate in that ritual as medical schools turn to virtual cadavers to save money. Institutions that go the virtual route brag about the state-of-the-art 3-D technology, complete with 3-D glasses, that bring the computerized dead bodies to life. But some medical officials say a computer simulation is no substitute to the real thing. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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