Science! And Donating One's Body Thereto

Methods? Legalities? Stories? Pros? Cons?

I was idly chatting about living wills, etc, with TL this morning, and reflected that my organs might not be of that much use for donation (I have some metabolic issues) so perhaps I could arrange to donate my body to science when I die. So I thought I'd post about it and see if anyone has any tales to tell me.

A Quick Rec: Gaila/Kirk/McCoy, Roman Style

savvierthanu has been writing wonderful Roman-setting AU for Star Trek, and just wrote a ficlet for my prompt "Tiberius puts Gaila on Ossa's lap". And it is an utter pitch-perfect delight.