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How the Peckham Experiment inspired my fiction

Find out how an unruly mass of archive material from a 1930s radical health centre has inspired brand new writing.

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Theriac: An ancient brand?

The name theriac survived for around for two millennia as a pharmaceutical term. But a ‘brand’ name is not always a guarantee of quality.

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How can we prevent violence?

Evidence shows that strategies to prevent some types of violence can be very effective, while other, less well-acknowledged forms continue unabated. But hope can still guide us into a more peaceful future.

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Unravelling genetic origins from the potato to cinchona

Starting with the humble potato, Nataly Allasi Canales reveals how researchers unearth the genetic origins of modern plant varieties, and explains why their work is so important for biodiversity.

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  • Draft of Sulston's article on faith in science
  • Hand drawn draft cell lineage charts.
  • Hand drawn draft cell lineage charts.
  • Handwritten draft of Sulston's article on faith in science
  • Above, an arabian horse, a race horse, a draft horse and an ass; below, two zebras. Engraving.
  • Emblem of Healing: a draft advertisement from 'The House of Medicine You Help to Build' series for Burroughs Wellcome and Co. The layout features the unicorn symbol.
  • Instructions for rendering immediate aid : for troops at the front / drafted and designed by Major MacLure.
  • Instructions for rendering immediate aid : for troops at the front / drafted and designed by Major MacLure.
  • A coach drawn by three horses in ornate harness past a group of elegantly dressed onlookers seated beneath a canvas awning. Gouache painting by D.B. Waters, 1903.
  • French conscripts being put through physical exercises. Colour process print after A. Guilaume, 1896.
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