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Jim, the horse of death

Horses’ blood was used to produce an antitoxin that saved thousands of children from dying from diphtheria, but contamination was a deadly problem. Find out how a horse called Jim was the catalyst for the beginnings of medical regulation.

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Of incubators, orchids and artificial wombs

In this extract from Claire Horn’s new book, ‘Eve: The Disobedient Future of Birth’, she traces the development of the artificial womb, soon to become a reality.

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Aphasia and drawing elephants

When Thomas Parkinson investigated the history of “speech science”, he discovered an unexpected link between empire, elephants and aphasia.

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Printing the body

The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.

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  • Joannes Schenck à Grafenberg, aged 45, wearing a hat and a cloak with a high fur collar. Line engraving, 1644.
  • Joannes Schenck à Grafenberg, aged 45, wearing a hat and a cloak with a high fur collar. Line engraving, 1644.
  • Simeon Worlock. Line engraving by A. de St Aubin after D. Denon.
  • Antoine Petit. Line engraving by P. Laurent after A. Pujos, 1774.
  • Jean-François Nicéron. Line engraving by M. Lasne, 1646.
  • The tomb of Louis Pasteur at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. Halftone, 1923.
  • Louis Pasteur and his rabies patients. Wood engraving after Paul Renouard, 1886.
  • Louis Pasteur and his rabies patients. Wood engraving after Paul Renouard, 1886.
  • Louis Pasteur and his rabies patients. Wood engraving after Paul Renouard, 1886.
  • Louis Pasteur and his rabies patients. Wood engraving after Paul Renouard, 1886.
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