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How to play on the District line between Stepney Green and Embankment

From the crossword to the smartphone, distractions for the commuter relieve the tedium of crowded, dull journeys. Game designer Holly Gramazio delves into the world of games for trains.

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Diagnosed bipolar, prescribed lithium

In the first part of a series looking into lithium, Laura Grace Simpkins recounts the beginning of her troubled relationship with this mysterious drug.

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London, city of lost hospitals

Come on the trail of hundreds of ghost hospitals, whose remnants hold clues to medical treatments of the past.

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The unexpected parallels between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Wellcome Collection

With the news of a sequel in development, Russell Dornan explores parallels between ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and Wellcome Collection.

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  • Neuromast organ, lateral line system
  • Zebrafish posterior lateral line development
  • TEM Neuromast organ of lateral line
  • Fish neuromast organs in lateral line system
  • Brain: lateral section. Coloured line engraving by W.H. Lizars, ca. 1826.
  • Brain: horizontal section showing lateral ventricles. Coloured line engraving by W.H. Lizars, ca. 1827.
  • Brain: dissection showing the lateral ventricles and mid-brain. Coloured line engraving by W.H. Lizars, ca. 1827.
  • The skull: anterior view (above) and lateral view (below). Line engraving by A. Bell after J.-J. Sue, 1798.
  • Skull: lateral section, with blood-vessels indicated in red and blue. Coloured line engraving by W.H. Lizars, ca. 1826.
  • Brain: dissection showing cross-section through head and neck, with lateral view of the brain. Coloured line engraving by W.H. Lizars, ca. 1827.
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