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  • Scientist bids to build a 'superhuman'

    09/24/2002 2:27:48 PM PDT · by grimalkin · 21 replies · 162+ views
    Ananova ^ | 9-24-2002 | Ananova
    A scientist today told of his quest to create a "superhuman" being - reconstructed from the body of a terminally ill person. German-born Professor Gunter von Hagens from the Institute for Plastination plans to document the whole process - from finding a volunteer to carrying out their posthumous reconstruction - for television. The body - preserved in polymer - will then be saved for future generations. Prof von Hagens said evolution was "flawed". He claimed the ideal human being would have features such as a knee joint that could also bend backwards, no appendix and a second heart in case...