Stories
- Article
Dress and the magic of touch
Fashion, of course, is largely about appearance, but the feeling of clothes on your skin is a complex sensory experience. Shahidha Bari contemplates the human connections in the business of creating and wearing clothes.
- Article
The blight of the ballooning blood vessels
In 1817 an emergency operation on a London porter was hailed a ‘success’ despite the patient’s swift demise. Find out how this case became a landmark in vascular surgery.
- Book extract
What the wind can bring
In this extract from ‘This Book is a Plant’, Amanda Thomson shares a newfound fascination with flowers, and reveals why our relationship with plants can also be complicated.
- Article
The poor child’s nurse
Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.
Catalogue
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Cotton
Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute- Digital Images
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Cotton fibres
Macroscopic Solutions- Digital Images
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Cotton thread
Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute- Digital Images
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Cotton thread
Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute- Digital Images
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Cotton thread
Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute