Stories
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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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The power of unicorns
Discover the unlikely connection between pharmaceuticals and unicorns.
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The doctor who challenged the unicorn myth
Our era of fake news and medical misinformation is nothing new. Estelle Paranque relays the thrusts and parries of a 440-year-old row over a magical cure-all, the unicorn horn.
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How to rehabilitate the concrete jungle
A huge concrete housing estate from the 1960s, now seen as an ecological mistake, is being drastically redeveloped, compounding the environmental errors. Owen Hatherley posits a more creative solution.
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Horse and hound
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Horse-blister ointment / prepared by Richard Hine.
Hine, Richard.Date: [between 1880 and 1889?]- Books
Horse diseases / H.G. Belschner.
Belschner, H. G. (Herman Godfrey), 1895-1976.Date: [1969]- Books
Horse diseases / H.G. Belschner.
Belschner, H. G. (Herman Godfrey), 1895-1976.Date: [1974]- Pictures
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Horse, side view. Etching with engraving, 1790/1830?.
Date: [1890/1830?]Reference: 570848i