They are used in medical schools and other places to train doctors and researchers about the inside and outside of bodies. Today, there are many other ways medical students can learn about the human body. Preserved human brains have recently revealed the cause of narcolepsy to California researchers at UCLA and Stanford University. Ulcers found inside Egyptian mummies help doctors learn more about diseases . Mummies have provided clues about a killer flu that once killed made people early in the 20th Century .
Computerized mummies help doctors screen patients for certain diseases.
Plasticene mummies may be controversial but they have helped doctors in training learn a great deal about the human body. All material on this website is intended primarily for children, educators, and parents. If you would like to contact James M. Deem, you may reach him here . Thanks for visiting.