Stories
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My rainforest upbringing
In the introduction to her serial, research biologist Nataly Allasi Canales charts the influences that led her to passion for preserving the species of the Peruvian Amazon, where she spent her childhood.
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Bringing biotech to the people
Amateur scientists have inspired all kinds of frightening scenarios, from Frankenstein’s monster to ‘The Fly’ and ‘Breaking Bad’. But it can be a force for good. Today’s DIYbio enthusiasts are having fun – and even making lucrative breakthrough discoveries.
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Are people born violent?
Laura Bui explores how the nature vs nurture debate applies to those who commit homicide.
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Womb milk and the puzzle of the placenta
A human baby needs milk to survive – and this holds true even before it’s born. Joanna Wolfarth explores “womb milk”, as well as ancient and modern ideas about the placenta.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Medical Research Council (MRC) - Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) - Administrative
Date: 1979-1984Reference: SB/4/1/429Part of: Sydney Brenner Collection- Archives and manuscripts
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Medical Research Council (MRC) - Fellows Symposium on Molecular and Cellular Biology
Date: 1983Reference: SB/4/1/415Part of: Sydney Brenner Collection- Archives and manuscripts
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Oak Ridge - Research Conference of the Biology Division
Date: 1958-1959Reference: SB/11/1/89Part of: Sydney Brenner Collection- Archives and manuscripts
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Medical Research Council (MRC) - Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB)
Date: 1998Reference: JDW/2/2/1175Part of: James D. Watson Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Medical Research Council (MRC) - European Molecular Biology Lab Scientific Programme
Date: 1986-1988Reference: SB/1/2/608Part of: Sydney Brenner Collection