KARE 11
Minneapolis MN
Nov 19, 2011
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – In a basement room at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine sits a giant squat machine. It is what scientists there call a “tissue digester.” To the general public, it is a device for bio-cremation, an alternative to disposing of remains by the standard burning cremation.
Bio-cremation has become a headline in some areas of the United States because it is slowly becoming available for human cremations. One funeral home in Stillwater has been issued a permit for the process by the Metropolitan Council. The State Department of Health’s Mortuary Science section must issue a license once a bio-chemical machine is installed.
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Thanks to the Death…and More Blog for altering us to this article.
