AMES, Iowa – In a recent class session devoted to reviewing the components of a monogastric digestive system, Alexandra Else-Keller reminded an animal science student how to position her fingers as ...

Schools have started providing alternatives for students who are against dissecting animals. Usually that alternative involves lots and lots of bookwork. However, if schools provided this Discovery ...

The usual squeals of disgust and apprehensive looks were missing from the Grade 10 biology class at Villanova Wednesday as they prepared to dissect a frog. Instead of taking a scalpel to a slimy, ...

The art and science of the scalpel is learned through long hours of study and hands-on dissection. Starting with the lowly frog, students learn the basics of anatomy by practising on the real thing.

Each year, students with a passion to learn more about the human body can join the advanced human anatomy dissection team. The members of the dissection team meet each Friday to dissect human cadavers ...

Cutting into a digital cadaver can be more educational than the real thing for certain medical students, a new study found. The study, “Use of Computer-Aided Holographic Models Improves Performance in ...