Stories
- Article
A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
- Book extract
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.
- Article
Remote romance and the common cold
Getting creatively romantic due to a virus sounds all too contemporary, but our archives show what socially distanced seduction looked like seven decades ago.
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The unimprovable white cane
Recent technological additions to the white cane aim to make the world easier for visually impaired people to navigate. Alex Lee explores whether new is really better.
Catalogue
- Journals
Communiqué / National Council on Ethics in Human Research = Conseil national d'éthique en recherche chez l'humain.
Date: 1990-- Books
A resource manual for Canadian REB's / compiled by Charles Weijer for the National Council on Ethics in Human Research.
Weijer, Charles.Date: 2000- Books
Report on ethics in epidemiological research / National Health & Medical Research Council, Medical Research Ethics Committee.
National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia). Medical Research Ethics Committee.Date: 1985- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Human Genome - Committee on Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome (National Research Council)
Date: 1986-1988Reference: SB/4/1/224Part of: Sydney Brenner Collection- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
National Research Council Committee on Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome - Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Reports
Date: 1987Reference: JDW/2/9/1/9Part of: James D. Watson Collection