Stories
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Mixed heritage lesbian couples and fertility treatment
For a lesbian couple who want to share their different cultural heritages with their child, fertility treatment can get very complicated.
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A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
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Ancestry, privacy and the family tree
Wanting to find out more about her Jamaican grandfather, Tanya Perdikou contemplates DNA testing. But first she has to consider the potential impact of unexpected results.
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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.
![Hieronymi Fabricii ab Aquapendente ... Opera anatomica. De formatu foetu. De formatione ovi & pulli. De locutione, & eius instrumentis. De brutorum loquela. Cum indicibus capitum et rerum notatu dignarum.... Et figuris aeneis / [Fabricius].](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/M0018003/full/282%2C/0/default.jpg)
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Embryology notes
Date: c.1918-1920Reference: PP/HBF/A.5Part of: Fell, Dame Honor Bridget (1900-1986)
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Embryology: Theoria Generationis.
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Embryology / M.B.L. Craigmyle.
Craigmyle, M. B. L. (Marshall Buchanan Lang)Date: 1966- Books
Embryology / M. B. L. Craigmyle, R. Presley.
Craigmyle, M. B. L. (Marshall Buchanan Lang)Date: 1975
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Embryology and genetics / by Thomas Hunt Morgan.
Morgan, Thomas Hunt, 1866-1945.Date: 1934
