How young is too young for Body Worlds 3?

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As the Body Worlds 3 exhibit continues to draw crowds, there's some concern over how young is too young to see the displays.

Muscles, organs, bones and veins are all on display. The Utah State Office of Education (USOE) cautioned schools about field trips to see the exhibit. In a letter to districts, the USOE says perhaps only high schoolers in anatomy and physiology classes should go.

Leonardo spokeswoman Maura Carabello welcomes that conversation but says children are more open than many adults. She says, "We have some barriers that I think we have built up over our lifetime about our bodies and what they mean to us."

She says they've had good responses from even elementary school field trips. She says educators and parents can go online or check it out to see for themselves if certain children may not be ready.

Last night was an educators' night that Carabello says was well attended.

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