Stories
- Article
How your hairdresser could save your life
Barbers and hairdressers have a unique view of us – one that means they can spot potentially dangerous health problems. Find out how buzzcuts can lead to blood-pressure checks, and dip-dyes show the way to the dermatologist.
- Book extract
The history of brainwashing
Is it possible to control what other people think? In this abridged extract from his book ‘Brainwashed’, psychoanalyst and historian Daniel Pick offers us a new history of thought control.
- Article
Air of threat
Novelist Chloe Aridjis vividly describes the suffocating atmosphere of Mexico City, as a combination of topography, crowded neighbourhoods, and reckless political diktats create a downward spiral.
- Article
Why gene editing can never eliminate disability
In a world where DNA testing and gene editing offer ways to eliminate certain disabilities, Jaipreet Virdi explores a more accepting and inclusive approach.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
American Cancer Society
Date: 1967-1992Reference: JDW/2/2/48Part of: James D. Watson Collection- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
American Cancer Society
Date: 1965Reference: SB/11/1/3Part of: Sydney Brenner Collection- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
American Cancer Society Lecture
Date: 1968Reference: JDW/1/12/3Part of: James D. Watson Collection- Archives and manuscripts
American Cancer Society. Correspondence relating to VC-J's and Yvonne Terry's visits to the USA; Cancer Response System feasibility study
Date: Jul-Aug 1984, Feb-March 1985Reference: SA/BAC/E/2/3Part of: BACUP (British Association of Cancer United Patients and their families and friends)- Archives and manuscripts
American Cancer Society, includes transcript of interview with Irving Rimmer
Date: May 1976Reference: SA/ASH/R/3Part of: Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)