Preserved fetus is stolen from L.A. science exhibit

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Preserved fetus is stolen from L.A. science exhibit

ASSOCIATED PRESS

March 30, 2005

LOS ANGELES – An invaluable, preserved 13-week-old fetus was stolen from an exhibit at the California Science Center, authorities said yesterday.

The fetus, its tissues infused with polymers in a process called plastination, which prevents decay indefinitely, was from a traveling display entitled "Body Worlds 2: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies."

A surveillance camera captured two women removing the fetus from an unlocked display case on the third floor between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. Saturday during the round-the-clock closing weekend of the exhibit, police said. Other people were inside the room at the time but they may not have been aware of the theft, police said.

"Body Worlds 2" and its predecessor, "Body Worlds," use plastinated human bodies and organs to provide information on human anatomy, illnesses and issues such as smoking and obesity. The displays, which feature bodies in natural or whimsical poses, such as playing chess or riding a skateboard, have drawn critical and public praise.


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[MountainLaurel]

1. Bet it shows up at a protest

At some point in the next year.

[Straight Shooter]

2. My first laugh of the day.

Maybe they're taking it to the Schiavo "vigil"

[tanyev]

3. I hope they took it to Benny Hinn.

Maybe he can bring it to life.

[signmike]

4. Science. Ooooohhhh, EVIL!

:evilfrown: :think: :scared:

I bet they bury it.

[Misunderestimator]

5. I can just see them now...

trying to hook it up to a feeding tube. :eyes: Madness.