Stories
- Article
The soul in the stomach
A 17th-century physician’s controversial theory about the link between the emotions and the stomach reminds us that we shouldn’t ignore our ‘gut feelings’.
- Interview
Inside the mind of Ayurvedic Man’s curator, Bárbara Rodriguez Muñoz
The choices a curator makes – what goes in? what stays out? why? – are often as fascinating as the exhibition itself.
- Article
The mystery of the malignant brain
In 1884 a neurologist successfully used a patient’s symptoms, plus a new kind of map, to locate a brain tumour. Discover how his best-laid plans for treatment worked out.
- Article
The case of the cancerous stomach
Steak and schnitzel were on the menu again after Theodor Billroth successfully excised a woman’s stomach cancer in 1881. Remarkably, today’s surgeons still perform the same procedure, with slight modifications.
Catalogue
- Books
The torso in anatomical transparencies.
Date: [1963]- Books
The face and neck in anatomical transparencies / [produced by] Abbott Laboratories ; colour reconstructions by Virginia Samter.
Date: [1962?]- Books
The infant in anatomical transparencies / [produced by] Abbott Laboratories ; [original sketches by Virginia Samter].
Date: [1962?]- Books
The Nephron in anatomical transparencies / [prepared by] Abbott Laboratories ; [colour micro-reconstructions by Virginia Samter].
Date: [1962?]- Books
The leg in anatomical transparencies.
Abbott Laboratories.Date: [1960]