Feb 15, 2019
From the Archives: How body brokers profited from stolen human tissue
Our Skin and Bone investigation revealed the lengths Michael Mastromarino, a human tissue trafficking ring leader, took to steal body parts without detection.
Skin and bone
Mar 12, 2013
How our investigation produced results
Jan 04, 2013
FDA Warns Against Tainted Human Body Parts
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration threatens recall after bacteria and contaminants were found in human tissue products made by a top supplier to hospitals in the U.S. and around the world.
Jul 18, 2012
Traceability Elusive in Global Trade of Human Parts
PART THREE: Poor accountability and inadequate safeguards prompt concerns among medical experts that products made from tissues taken from the dead could spread disease to the living.
Jul 17, 2012
Body Brokers Leave Trail of Questions, Corruption
PART TWO: Police in Hungary, Ukraine and the U.S. allege that tissue suppliers stole tissue and committed fraud and forgery in the drive to supply the industry with flesh and bone.
Jul 16, 2012
Products made from human tissue
Jul 16, 2012
Video: Skin and Bone
Jul 13, 2012
Key Questions About Human Tissue
What if I want to donate organs but not tissue? Am I saving lives if I donate my tissue? Should I be concerned about safety if I receive a product manufactured from human tissue?
Jul 13, 2012
Recycling Corpses is Big Business
The U.S. is the world's biggest trader of products from human tissue. ICIJ’s eight-month, 11-country investigation probes how the industry sources the corpses it requires for its merchandise.