Stories
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Hunting lost plants in botanical collections
A bark specimen at Kew recalls the story of a South American man who harvested the most potent source of the only effective malaria treatment available in the late 1800s. Killed for his work and forgotten by history, Manuel Mamani was a victim of the colonial juggernaut.
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The men who meddled with nature
The ‘acclimatisation societies’ of the 19th century sought to ‘improve’ on the natural world by releasing non-native species into the wild. The effects were disastrous.
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Finding out where my lithium comes from
The origins of the lithium Laura Grace Simpkins swallows daily are unclear. If we don’t know the provenance of our pills, how can we make informed decisions about them?
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Dying to be in nature
The modern funeral business is one that uses up precious resources and pollutes the planet. But you can make sure it’s only your memory that leaves its mark with these new and natural ways to leave this earth.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Minute Book: Liaison Committee with ICI (Australia and New Zealand) Ltd
Cooper McDougall & Robertson Limited: William Cooper & Nephews (Australia) Limited, 1920 -Date: 1 Jan 1948 - 11 Nov 1952Reference: WF/C/S/08/06Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Company-wide Newsletters & Journals (internal)
Date: 1942 - 2000Reference: WF/M/PB/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Notebook containing notes on materia medica and botany
Hanbury, Daniel, 1825-1875.Date: February 1871 - June 1873Reference: MS.8362Part of: Hanbury, Daniel (1825-1875), pharmacologist- Archives and manuscripts
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Henry Wellcome Letter Book 4 ['Letter Book HSW Personal 2']
Date: Nov 1896 - Jan 1899Reference: WF/E/01/01/04Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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Acclimatisation : its eminent adaptation to Australia : a lecture delivered in Sydney / by George Bennett.
Bennett, George, 1804-1893.Date: 1862