# Donate body to science or donate organs?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donate-body-to-science-or-donate-organs/684516>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 25, 2014, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donate-body-to-science-or-donate-organs/684516 "2014-03-25T12:14:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donate-body-to-science-or-donate-organs/684516/1 "2014-03-25T12:14:59Z")

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I was wondering, which is more helpful in the long run, organ donation or whole body donation to a med school? I know you can’t do both. Since I don’t plan to go any time soon, I was wondering if age makes a difference. For example, if I choose organ donation, are the organs of a 70 year old less useful than those of a 40 year old? Just looking for opinions of Dopers out there who might be considering either option or just want to chime in.