Stories
- Article
A brief history of ventilation
As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.
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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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Inhaling happiness and gasping for a high
The rapid, short-lived high we get from whippets, reefers and vapes can be accompanied by long-term health consequences. The search is on for safer ways to get stoned.
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The secrets your teeth hold
Discover how innocuous-looking human teeth hold a wealth of hidden information about our diet, health and evolution.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Unpublished Lectures
Date: 1953 - 1979Reference: PP/ASH/B/4Part of: Ashton, Professor Norman- Archives and manuscripts
Articles by David Keilin
Date: 1930 - 1962Reference: SA/BIO/Q/14/1Part of: The Biochemical Society- Pictures
Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen. Oil painting by Ernest Board, 1912.
Board, Ernest, 1877-1934.Date: [1912]Reference: 45903i- Archives and manuscripts
Corporate photography shoots C0000813 - C0000837
Date: 1991-1999Reference: WT/B/11/1/21Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Videos
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Nitrous oxide-oxygen-ether anaesthesia. No. 3.
Date: 1944