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2008-05-03 Disembodied brains, culture and science: Indigenous lives under gaze [Part 2 of 2]

2008-05-03 Disembodied brains, culture and science: Indigenous lives under gaze [Part 2 of 2]

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DATE : Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000
Entered in Database : 2008-05-02 14:00:00
length : 14509035
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Maori people believe the body is derived from the earth, and returns to the ancestral earth at death—complete. The flesh, and all its bits, are sacred. The new Human Tissue Bill in New Zealand has provoked debate over who owns your body at death—you or your family? The Maori Party argues the legislation is Western-centric and racist. And, a young Maori scientist working with post-mortem brain tissue is breaking new ground, to keep her lab life 'culturally safe', in consultation with her tribe.

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