Stories
- In pictures
How DNA’s spirals help us understand the shape of life
Twisting across our screens, the double helix of DNA is an icon of our age. And visualising microscopic structures is integral to our understanding of science, as Charlotte Sleigh reveals.
- In pictures
Electric marvels in the age of enlightenment
How our understanding of electricity has grown, from novelty to the pulse of modern life – and the inner fire that powers the human machine.
- Article
The case for safe skin bleaching
Skin bleaching tends to attract a negative press for a whole host of reasons. But when used to treat medical problems, its positive side becomes clear.
- In pictures
Anxiety in the air
Our centuries-old fear of disease-carrying “bad air” might have been modified by scientific advances, but it’s still liable to re-emerge under the right circumstances, as Kirsten Nicholson explains.
Catalogue
- Books
Understanding arthritis / [Michael Jeffries, Jane Foley].
Jeffries, Michael.Date: [between 1980 and 1989]- Books
Understanding animal research / Richard Hawkins, editor.
Date: 2002- Books
Understanding anemia / Ed Uthman.
Uthman, Ed.Date: [1998], ©1998- Books
Understanding acne / [author: Tim Cutler ; illustrators, Peter Gardiner, Ian Dicks].
Cutler, Tim.Date: [1990?]- Books
Understanding asthma.
Date: [1996?]