Anatomedia website lets you virtually dissect dead bodies

Anatomedia was built for medical students to practice dissections Tool took 20 years to develop by experts at Melbourne and Monash Universities, Australia Corpses are in short supply so the software makes the process easier Users can see detailed dissections and cross-sections of real bodies To use the tool, users must request access from the University of Melbourne Database could one day be used to create a 3D virtual human that students can feel using haptic feedback technology

By Sarah Griffiths

Published: 03:34 EST, 18 June 2014 | Updated: 11:43 EST, 19 June 2014

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It may be a grisly affair, but for centuries, the only way for aspiring medics to learn about anatomy was to dissect corpses.

Now, there is another way, as medical students can use virtual dissection software to explore the human body in the absence of real corpses, which are in short supply.

While they may not get the sensation of cutting human flesh, the virtual tool claims to be cheaper and faster than using cadavers.

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