Med Schools Cut Out Cadavers. As institutions cancel anatomy classes and shy away from offering students hands-on experience with actual dead bodies, critics worry that doctors in training will miss out on a valuable rite of passage. By Randy Dotinga. [Wired News]

The denial of death continue, but this time it's going to a dangerous level. We need, as a culture, to use death, not shun it. Use the reminders of our own mortality to reinforce correct behavior - it's a bit more effective than a guilt trip.

Cattle die, kinsmen die,
one day you die yourself;
I know one thing that never dies-
the dead man's reputation.
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