Stories
- Long read
Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
- Article
A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
- Article
Pain, politics and the power of photography
Art historian Giulia Smith explains what she most admires in the work of Jo Spence and Oreet Ashery, and how their approach makes illness political.
- Article
When depression is worse than physical illness
Chronic physical illnesses can be accompanied by troubling depressive symptoms. Elly Aylwin-Foster urges doctors to treat every aspect of her condition with the same care.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'Mapping the human genome,' at British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting session on 'The Genome, Genetic Engineering and Gene Therapy,' 6 September 1994
Date: 1994Reference: UGC 188/5/1/9Part of: Papers of Malcolm Andrew Ferguson-Smith, geneticist, Professor of Medical Genetics, University of Glasgow, Scotland- Archives and manuscripts
Trustees Board Minutes, 1999
Date: 1999Reference: SA/GIG/A/3/3Part of: Genetic Alliance UK- Books
The sorting society : the ethics of genetic screening and therapy / edited by Loane Skene and Janna Thompson.
Date: 2008- Books
Genetic testing and gene therapy : national survey findings / [based on a study by Louis Harris and Associates].
Date: 1992- Videos
Gene therapy.
Date: 1993