Stories
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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.
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How Indigenous insight inspires sustainable science
The forest of the Amazon Basin is inextricably bound up with the lives of the Indigenous peoples living there. Find out how they feel about the forest, use what it provides, and try to protect it from aggressive commercial exploitation.
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Fantastic beasts and unnatural history
Find out how a 17th-century compendium of the natural world came to present fantastical beasts –like dragons – as real, living creatures.
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Navigating in a connected world
Alex Lee ponders the promising ideas, stalled projects and pricey gadgets that aim to help visually impaired people get out and about. But it seems that an actual human could be the essential ingredient.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Florence Exhibition - The History of Italian Science
Date: 1929Reference: WA/HMM/SJ/12Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Archives and manuscripts
9 editions of Survey of Sources for the History of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Date: 1975 - 1981Reference: SA/BIO/D/1/55Part of: The Biochemical Society- Archives and manuscripts
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British Society for the History of Science: Philosophy of Science Group
Date: Sep 1950 - Dec 1953Reference: HALDANE/4/25/12Part of: Haldane Papers- Journals
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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Archives and manuscripts
Interview - Dr Tony Duggan, Wellcome Museum of Medical Science
Date: 21/11/1996Reference: WF/M/AV/O/04/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd