Stories
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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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Tripping for spiritualism and science
Getting high in the name of religion or creativity has been practised for centuries. Now it seems hallucinogenics could help treat mental illnesses too.
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Fantastic beasts and unnatural history
Find out how a 17th-century compendium of the natural world came to present fantastical beasts –like dragons – as real, living creatures.
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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.
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Medical Research Council
Date: September 1970 - November 1970Reference: PP/AEM/D.17Part of: Mourant, Arthur Ernest (1904-1994)- Archives and manuscripts
Notes on the Human Race and Population
Date: c1895-c1897Reference: GALTON/2/5/3/6Part of: Galton Papers- Books
Migration and mobility : biosocial aspects of human movement / edited by A.J. Boyce.
Date: 1984- Archives and manuscripts
Corporate photography shoots C0000551 - C0000596
Date: 1997Reference: WT/B/11/1/14Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Corporate photography shoots C0000641 - C0000690
Date: 1997-1998Reference: WT/B/11/1/16Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive