Gunther von Hagens. Das ist der mit den so genannt "plastinierten" Toten. Stichwort "Körperwelten". Er tourt durch die USA mit seinen Leichen. Und es bleibt der New York Times vorbehalten, zu berichten von dem makabren Industriezweig, den von Hagens in China begründet hat.

The mastermind behind this operation is Dr. Gunther von Hagens, a 61-year-old German scientist whose “Body Worlds” show has attracted 20 million people worldwide over the past decade and has taken in over $200 million by displaying preserved, skinless human corpses with their well-defined muscles and sinewy tissues. But now with millions of people flocking to see “Body Worlds” and similar exhibitions, a ghastly new underground industry has emerged in China. With little government oversight, an abundance of cheap medical school labor and easy access to cadavers, at least 10 other Chinese body factories have opened in the past few years. These companies are regularly filling exhibition orders, shipping cadavers to Japan, South Korea and the United States.