Stories
- Article
The tale of the toxic kidneys
In 1954 a serendipitous coming together of skills and circumstances allowed the first successful organ transplant to take place. Read how Richard Herrick’s life was prolonged by his identical twin’s generosity.
- Article
Sharing Nature: Plastic fantastic
There are serious concerns about plastics in the environment. Yet they make our lives much easier, even in the natural world.
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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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Blood
Discover the history, mythology and taboos around blood and menopause, and hear from some contemporary voices about their experiences of periods and the onset of menopause.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Gwen Prout stamp collection vol.172 Toxins
Date: 1966-2014Reference: EPH751:172Part of: Gwen Prout Stamp Collection- Books
Animal toxins : a collection of papers presented at the first International Symposium on Animal Toxins, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.A., April 9-11, 1966 / edited by Findlay E. Russell and Paul R. Saunders.
International Symposium on Animal Toxins 1966) : Atlantic City)Date: 1967- Books
Bacterial endotoxins / edited by G. Weinbaum [and others].
Date: 1971- Books
Microbial toxins and diarrhoeal disease.
Date: 1985- Books
Pharmacology of some toxins / Helena Rašková.
Rašková, H. (Helena)Date: 1958
