Stories
- Article
The tale of the toxic kidneys
In 1954 a serendipitous coming together of skills and circumstances allowed the first successful organ transplant to take place. Read how Richard Herrick’s life was prolonged by his identical twin’s generosity.
- Book extract
My important, ridiculous nose
The nose is a much-maligned appendage, but it’s a powerful organ capable of invoking powerful emotions from past memories and sexual attraction.
- Article
Surviving a flesh-eating disease
Nearly dying from a skin infection gave Scott Neill a chance to start again after an early life marked by grief and depression.
- Article
A head apart from the body
We look to the future of science via science fiction to explore how a head may live apart from its body.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Letters and Prints from J R Holliday
Date: Oct 1895Reference: GALTON/2/9/6/8/3Part of: Fingerprints with Scars and Grafts- Archives and manuscripts
Letter and Prints from William French
Date: 22 Feb 1896Reference: GALTON/2/9/6/8/5Part of: Fingerprints with Scars and Grafts- Archives and manuscripts
Cutting from Nature
Date: 30 Jan 1896Reference: GALTON/2/9/6/8/4Part of: Fingerprints with Scars and Grafts- Archives and manuscripts
Letter from George Stillingfleet Johnson
Date: 26 Jan 1893Reference: GALTON/2/9/6/8/1Part of: Fingerprints with Scars and Grafts- Archives and manuscripts
Oswald C B Hall Fingerprint
Date: 1894Reference: GALTON/2/9/6/8/2Part of: Fingerprints with Scars and Grafts