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PHILADELPHIA (AP) \u2014 A medical museum in Philadelphia has redrawn its policies on the collection and display of human remains, limiting its acceptance of additional specimens and working to follow \u201cevolving modern medical ethical standards\u201d in how it handles the 6,500 organs, bones and other body parts in its collection.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) \u2014 A medical museum in Philadelphia has redrawn its policies on the collection and display of human remains, limiting its acceptance of additional specimens and working to follow \u201cevolving modern medical ethical standards\u201d in how it handles the 6,500 organs, bones and other body parts in its collection. 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