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Author: StarSword

Dec 9th 2012 at 10:59:14 AM

Often justified, as it may provide a faster way to stop the monster.

Film:
* About midway through the first ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' film the Ranger unit is seen studying Scorponok's broken-off tail.  [[spoiler:Later, Agent Simmons reveals that virtually every major invention in the 20th century, from transistors to cars, came about by studying the frozen Megatron.  Which runs into ArtisticLicenseHistory: regarding cars, the internal combustion engine was invented in Germany in the late 1800s.]]

Live Action TV:
* Done in ''Series/StargateSG1'' as early as the second episode and multiple times thereafter.  "The Enemy Within" had the NID try to take Teal'c back to Washington to study him and his symbiote.  Part of the reason for going back to Chulak in "Bloodlines" was to try and steal a Goa'uld larva in hopes of gaining access to their GeneticMemory.  "The Nox" had SG-1 go to the [[SpaceElves Nox]] planet to try and capture a creature with the power to become invisible.  [[spoiler:(It turns out it's the Nox with the power, not the critter.)]]  "Bane" had the NID try to take Teal'c again, this time in hopes of studying the alien bug that was turning him into more of itself.  And that's just the first three seasons.

VideoGames:
* An offhand remark by Admiral [=DuGaulle=] in the opening cinematic of ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft}}: Brood War'' reveals that the UED dissected zerg corpses prior to their invasion.