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Category: Skin and Bone

Skin And Bone: The Shadowy Trade In Human Body Parts is an eight-month project by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), a global network of reporters who collaborate on in-depth investigative stories that cross national boundaries. Read the full investigation at ICIJ.

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Medical journal issues warning about human tissue trade

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In its latest issue, the prestigious British medical journal The Lancet warns about the dangers of “profiteering” in the $1 billion international trade on human tissue and the lack of sufficient regulation worldwide – echoing the findings of an International Consortium of Investigative Journalists seriesearlier this year. The November 10 issue of The Lancet – […]

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IMPACT: RTI Biologics suspends import of human tissue from Ukraine

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IMPACT: Pentagon, Congress probe tissue contracts

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Traceability elusive in global trade of human parts

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Body brokers leave trail of questions, corruption

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Human corpses are prize in global drive for profits

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