The bioethics of skeletal anatomy collections from India - Nature Communications

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The bioethics of skeletal anatomy collections from India - Nature Communications

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45738-6

Millions of skeletal remains from South Asia were exported in red markets (the underground economy of human tissues/organs) to educational institutions globally for over a century. It is time to recognize the personhood of the people who were systematically made into anatomical objects and acknowledge the scientific racism in creating and continuing to use them.