Stories
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The cinchona tree, malaria and colonisation
Ever since the discovery of cinchona bark as a treatment for malaria in 17th-century South America, the cinchona tree has accompanied European colonisation around the world. Kim Walker tracks the human and ecological impact of this global commodity.
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Sun salutations and yoga synthesis in India
Surya namaskars, or sun salutations, have a long history in South Asia, but their place at the heart of modern yoga is more recent.
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The yogi as hermit, warrior, criminal and showman
How the modern world changed the life and reputation of the yogi.
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Unravelling genetic origins from the potato to cinchona
Starting with the humble potato, Nataly Allasi Canales reveals how researchers unearth the genetic origins of modern plant varieties, and explains why their work is so important for biodiversity.
Catalogue
- Film
South America.
Date: 196?- Videos
South America.
Date: 196?- Videos
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South America.
Date: [between 1960 and 1969?]- Archives and manuscripts
South America
McMichael, Sir John, FRCP, FRCPE, FRS (1904-1993) CardiologistDate: 1969, 1975Reference: PP/JMM/H/4Part of: McMichael, Sir John (1904-1993)- Archives and manuscripts
South America
Date: 1988Reference: SA/ASH/T/5/69/16Part of: Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)