Stories
- Article
Mistakes and perfect medicine
This week our anonymous GP reflects on how a mistake made in a busy, stressful environment could have had serious consequences.
- Article
How slums make people sick
A newly gentrified corner of Bermondsey leaves little clue to its less salubrious history. But a few intrepid writers recorded the details of existence in one of London’s most squalid slums.
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The healing power of the physic garden
Having experienced the healing power of plants and gardens, Iona Glen goes in search of present-day “physic gardens” and their origins in history.
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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.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Fortune
Date: 1787-1788Reference: MS.2412- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Fortune Magazine
Date: 1971-1977Reference: JDW/2/2/610Part of: James D. Watson Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Fortune-Telling
Date: Late 17th centuryReference: MS.2413- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Fortune Magazine Portrait
Date: 1960Reference: JDW/1/4/2Part of: James D. Watson Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Fortune-Telling
Date: Middle 16th centuryReference: MS.277