Melting down hips and knees: The afterlife of implants By Clark Boyd and Rob Hugh-Jones PRI’s The World
February 21, 2012
Mohenjo
Business
arts, Body Parts, business, cars, celebrities, climate, Cremation, current-events, entertainment, Environment, Future, Green News, Health, hollywood, human-rights, medicine, mental-health, nature, politics, religion, research, Science, Science News, technology, transportation, travel, TV, Used Body Parts, vacation, Video
From
Magazine
Click link below picture
.
As people live longer and medical technology improves, more and more of us will have a surgical implant before we die. We are also getting cremated in larger numbers – and so there is often some expensive metal left among the ashes. Where does it go?

.
.Click link below for full story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16877393
.
______________________________________________________
Feb 22, 2012 @ 01:22:21
This is a fantastic story. Since my knee was replaced, mine will be added to the pile when I cease to exist. Maybe the parts can be reused. Just a thought.
LikeLike