Body brokers have operated in various parts of the country, and Burg Simpson is involved in lawsuits related to several of them. Examples include Biological Resource Center of Arizona, whose owner ...

For example, in the 1890s, anatomist Robert Wiedersheim published a list of 86 human "vestiges," or body parts that had "lost their original physiological significance" to humans.

There are arguably some parts of the human body that don't serve any useful purpose, such as the male nipple. That said, the usefulness of some organs is still up for debate, ...