Stories
- Article
Eugenics and the welfare state
Indy Bhullar explores the ideas of William Beveridge and Richard Titmuss, who were strongly influenced by eugenic thinking, and yet championed the idea of the welfare state.
- Article
Why gene editing can never eliminate disability
In a world where DNA testing and gene editing offer ways to eliminate certain disabilities, Jaipreet Virdi explores a more accepting and inclusive approach.
- Long read
Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
- Book extract
Inside the Cold War mind
Martin Sixsmith explores the competing national psyches of Russia and America, and a world divided between their irreconcilable visions of human nature.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
National Science Foundation - Human Cell Biology Program
Date: 1971-1974Reference: JDW/2/17/29Part of: James D. Watson Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Mikulas Popovic - Department of Health and Human Services Hearing
Date: 1993Reference: JDW/2/17/65Part of: James D. Watson Collection- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
U.S. House Science and Astronautics Committee - International Science Policy
Date: 1971Reference: JDW/2/17/27Part of: James D. Watson Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Human Genome Organisation (HUGO)
Date: 1989-2007Reference: UGC 188/6/3Part of: Papers of Malcolm Andrew Ferguson-Smith, geneticist, Professor of Medical Genetics, University of Glasgow, Scotland- Books
- Online
Negotiating bioethics : the governance of UNESCO's Bioethics Programme / Adèle Langlois.
Langlois, Adèle.Date: 2013