(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 30, 2014 German "plastinator" Gunther von Hagen poses for photographers during the opening of his special exhibition "Cuts - Forays in Anatomical Art" (Einschnitte) as part of his "Body Worlds and the Cycle of Life" exhibition in front of a transverse section of a foot in a shoe in Munich. Gunther von Hagens, the physician and inventor of plastination, has died. His family and the Institute for Plastination announced in Heidelberg on July 27, 2026 that he passed away on July 24, 2026 at the age of 81. Von Hagens was the creator of the 'Body Worlds' exhibitions, which display human anatomy using the plastinated bodies of the deceased. (Photo by SVEN HOPPE / DPA / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 4, 2018 German anatomist and inventor of the plastination technique Gunther von Hagens poses during a photo call at the opening of the Body Worlds museum in London. Gunther von Hagens, the physician and inventor of plastination, has died. His family and the Institute for Plastination announced in Heidelberg on July 27, 2026 that he passed away on July 24, 2026 at the age of 81. Von Hagens was the creator of the 'Body Worlds' exhibitions, which display human anatomy using the plastinated bodies of the deceased. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 17, 2015 German plastinator Gunther von Hagens (L) speaks next to his wife curator Angelina Whally during a press preview of the "Menschen Museum" (Human Being Museum) on the eve of its opening in Berlin. Gunther von Hagens, the physician and inventor of plastination, has died. His family and the Institute for Plastination announced in Heidelberg on July 27, 2026 that he passed away on July 24, 2026 at the age of 81. Von Hagens was the creator of the 'Body Worlds' exhibitions, which display human anatomy using the plastinated bodies of the deceased. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / (FILES) In this file photo taken on February 17, 2015 German plastinator Gunther von Hagens (L) and his wife and curator Angelina Whally pose in front of plastinated bodies at the "Menschen Museum" (Human Being Museum) on the eve of its opening in Berlin. Gunther von Hagens, the physician and inventor of plastination, has died. His family and the Institute for Plastination announced in Heidelberg on July 27, 2026 that he passed away on July 24, 2026 at the age of 81. Von Hagens was the creator of the 'Body Worlds' exhibitions, which display human anatomy using the plastinated bodies of the deceased. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 17, 2015 German plastinator Gunther von Hagens attends a press preview of the "Menschen Museum" (Human Being Museum) on the eve of its opening in Berlin. Gunther von Hagens, the physician and inventor of plastination, has died. His family and the Institute for Plastination announced in Heidelberg on July 27, 2026 that he passed away on July 24, 2026 at the age of 81. Von Hagens was the creator of the 'Body Worlds' exhibitions, which display human anatomy using the plastinated bodies of the deceased. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)

This photo shows a view of an entrance to the ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) factory on the outskirts of Beijing on July 27, 2026. China's leading memory chipmaker soared 470 percent in its market debut in Shanghai on July 27, 2026, briefly surpassing megabank ICBC as the mainland's most valuable company. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP via Getty Images)

This photo shows a view of the ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) factory on the outskirts of Beijing on July 27, 2026. China's leading memory chipmaker soared 470 percent in its market debut in Shanghai on July 27, 2026, briefly surpassing megabank ICBC as the mainland's most valuable company. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP via Getty Images)

This photo shows a sign next to the ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) factory on the outskirts of Beijing on July 27, 2026. China's leading memory chipmaker soared 470 percent in its market debut in Shanghai on July 27, 2026, briefly surpassing megabank ICBC as the mainland's most valuable company. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP via Getty Images)