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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.

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Lovesickness and ‘The Love Thief’

An 11th-century poem of love, lust and possibly gruesome death still resonates today.

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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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  • John Wesley. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley after J. Miller.
  • John Wesley. Stipple engraving by R. Hancock, 1790, after J. Miller.
  • Illustratio systematis sexualis Linnaei ... An illustration of the sexual system of Linnaeus / [John Miller].
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) and Saint Joseph with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by J.S. Miller after R. Earlom after F. Barocci.
  • A plant (Brucea species): flowering stem with floral segments. Coloured etching by J.F. Miller, c.1796, after himself.
  • Seven different specimen of the families of wolves and foxes (canis lupus and vulpes). Coloured etching by J. Miller.
  • A young woman implores her father to allow her to marry a politician who supported a different candidate in the Middlesex by-election from the one favoured by the father. Engraving by J. Miller, 1769.
  • Anatomy of nerves of the head and trunk: sixteen figures. Engraving by J.S. Muller after B. Eustachius and others, 1750.
  • Peter Collinson. Line engraving by J. S. Miller, 1770.
  • The British Lying-in Hospital, Holborn: the facade and an allegorical scene of charity. Engraving by J.S. Miller after himself.
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