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Unique Omsk mummy. The embalmed body is stored in Anatomical Museum of the Medical Academy – this year the exhibit turned already 80 years old. Scientists still do not know exactly the composition, which used for mummification. One thing is clear – for those years he was unique. In a glass sarcophagus lies the body of a middle-aged men. Lies for 80 years. This is the fruit of a unique anatomical an experiment that, in the distant 1933, was not carried out by science, and the ordinary laboratory assistant of the department Andrei Romodanovsky. This is perhaps the only mummy in the world that, during conservation, has not lost one internal organ. The base ingredient is regular formalin, with which the body was pumped through a small incision. Famous and one from the stages of the process. “He carried the body for several days in the cold, where it was properly frozen. Maybe and there is some zest, but in literature we have not met, and direct there are no eyewitnesses either, “said the head of the anatomy department human OMGMA Irina Putalova.
This is where the secret begins. Exact preserving recipe the author took with him the solution, as well as the method of “perpetuating” mortal body. But it was she who allowed the body to survive until today without restoration. Only descendants remained unique exhibit – the main hit on any excursion, especially for freshmen. “They perceive all materials as training preparations, the whole body is here, the skin is preserved, and subcutaneous tissue. First they freeze with their mouths open, and then the questions begin, who is he, how old is he, how is it done, “says Irina Putalova. And if the question is” how “- somehow you can answer, then who was this person left unknown. But among the employees of the academy there is a legend that it’s employee of the department, who in the name of science bequeathed his body to unique experiment. Omsk scientists say – look for a solution Siberian mummy may not be necessary today. Make her better will remain just a tribute to the highest professionalism of Andrei Romodanovsky. Today in the arsenal of scientists there is much more modern and reliable methods for the manufacture of anatomical drugs, for example, plastination method. This is when the tissues are saturated solutions of special polymers.
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