Uploaded June 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Love the skin you're in (then strip it off for science!)

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***CREDITS***

Mortician & Host: Caitlin Doughty
Writer & Researcher: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)
Editor & Video Design: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair)
Title Animation: Ariel Hart (@ArielHart)
Title Music: David Forrest

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**FURTHER READING**

“Foreskin Face Creams and Other Beauty Products of the Future”
alternet.org/story/47421/foreskin_face_cream_and_other_beauty_products_of_the_future

“Your Baby’s Foreskin Makes You Pretty and Heals Burns”
thestir.cafemom.com/baby/111805/your_babys_foreskin_makes_you?utm_medium=sm&utm_source=rss&utm_content=baby_rssfeed

Human Leather
humanleather.co.uk/bespokepricing.html

“Can You Really Buy Authentic ‘Human Leather’ Online?”
dailydot.com/business/human-leather-skin-accessories-shop

“Meet the Designer Using Alexander McQueen’s DNA to Create a Fashion Collection”
telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/meet-the-designer-using-alexander-mcqueens-dna-to-create-a-fashi

“Fashion that Gets Under the Skin”
nytimes.com/2016/07/19/fashion/leather-dna-alexander-mcqueen.html?_r=1

Ownership of Genetic Information
knowgenetics.org/ownership-of-genetic-information

Tissue Donation
beadonor.org/donation-facts/tissue-donation

Skin Banking
traumaburn.org/who/skinbank/banking.shtml

“Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) Research”
myast.org/public-policy/vascularized-composite-allotransplantation-vca-research

Vascularized Composite Allografts
donatelife.net/types-of-donation/vca

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
mtf.org/about_us.html

“Cadaver Skin Fills the Gap in Burn Cases”
nytimes.com/2006/05/02/health/02skin.html