Stories
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A history of gestation outside the body
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
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The healing power of the physic garden
Having experienced the healing power of plants and gardens, Iona Glen goes in search of present-day “physic gardens” and their origins in history.
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Sockets and stumps
Historian Emily Mayhew has met soldiers who have survived the seemingly unsurvivable. Here, she explores the part prosthetics play in the process of military rehabilitation.
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Maria McKinney on ‘Sire’
All my grandparents were farmers; I grew up in the countryside surrounded by farms and helped neighbours herd sheep and cattle into the field. My body of work called ‘Sire’ looks at the genomics of modern cattle breeding.
Catalogue
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Artificial hands: designs. Pen and ink drawing.
Morison, Mr., engineer.Date: 1800-1899Reference: 529358i- Books
Arms and hands exclusively : [catalog] / the Carnes Artificial Limb Co.
Carnes Artificial Limb Co.Date: Between 1910 and 1919?]- Books
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Drake's patent artificial legs, hands, arms, &c.
Drake, John S.Date: [1859?]- Books
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Specification of Michael Henry : artificial hands, feet, and limbs.
Henry, Michael.Date: 1860- Books
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A treatise on Marks' patent artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet.
Marks, George E. (George Edwin), 1853-1932.Date: [1888], ©1888