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 problem of the punctured heart
During World War II a young American surgeon working in England perfected shrapnel-removal techniques that saved dozens of lives. Discover how one case sealed his reputation as the founder of cardiac surgery.
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Thousands of years of women’s pain
Even in the 21st century, women with severe monthly pain find their suffering minimised or dismissed by the medical profession. Such pain is seen as simply a natural part of being female.
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A dispatch from the frontiers of man and machine
Harry Parker’s life changed overnight when he stepped on a bomb and lost his legs. He argues that being an amputee doesn’t make him an outlier; we are all hybrid.
Catalogue
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Muscle contraction. Part 1, The contractile process.
Date: 1971- Videos
Muscle contraction. Part 1, The contractile process.
Date: 1971- Videos
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Muscle contraction. Part 2, Activation of the contractile.
Date: 1971- Videos
Muscle contraction. Part 2, Activation of the contractile.
Date: 1971- Videos
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Muscle fatigue.
Date: 1974