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Tracing the toxic story of tear gas

Investigating tear gas – from factory to Black Lives Matter protest – Imani Jacqueline Brown uncovers a toxic legacy where pollution, violence and racism are intimately entwined.

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Diagnosing the past

Historical texts rarely supply enough detail for a definitive diagnosis, so medical historians need to proceed with caution.

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Our endless quest for eternal youth

From poisonous 16th-century cosmetics to the latest “vampire facelift”, discover the fashions in unsavoury methods for improving our appearance.

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Equality in genetics

Genetic counsellor Sasha Henriques harnessed her energy and resolve to tackle the racial biases she saw in her profession – with positive and promising results.

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  • George Alexander (Gratton), a black boy with white markings. Reproduction of wood engraving.
  • George Alexander (Gratton), a black boy with white markings. Engraving by P.R. Cooper, 1809, after D. Orme.
  • William Orlando Markham. Lithograph by G. B. Black, 1862.
  • Sir Henry Wentworth Acland. Lithograph by G. B. Black.
  • Samuel Solly. Lithograph by G. B. Black, 1863.
  • Frederick Chapman. Lithograph by G. B. Black, 1876.
  • James Forbes Young. Lithograph by G. B. Black, 1846.
  • Edward Cock. Lithograph by G. B. Black, 1876, after himself.
  • Sir John Scott Burdon-Sanderson. Lithograph by G. B. Black.
  • Joseph Hume. Lithograph by G. B. Black, 1851, after J. E. Mayall.
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