Stories
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A woman in her wilderness of things
Even though her home was overwhelmed with stuff, Georgie Evans’s grandma couldn’t stop buying things. In this series, Georgie delves into hoarding, and attempts to make sense of her grandma’s behaviour.
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Reassuring ghosts and haunted houses
Explore the perversely comforting appeal of a ghost in the house.
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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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The evil eye and social anxiety
The ‘look’ of the evil eye is believed to bring bad luck, illness or even death. This ancient curse might be deliberate, inflicted with an envious glare, or it could be accidental, the result of undue attention or excessive praise.
Catalogue
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The ring of truth and other myths of sex and jewelry / Wendy Doniger.
Doniger, WendyDate: [2017]- Archives and manuscripts
Brucella Milk Ring Test Antigen (Diagnostic Reagents)
Date: 1967Reference: WF/M/PL/040Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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Some remarks on Mr. Carthys translation of the first epistle of the second book of Horace.
Date: MDCCXXXI. [1731]- Archives and manuscripts
Ancaris
Date: 1964Reference: WF/M/PL/015Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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Little master's miscellany, Or, Divine and moral essays in prose and verse, adapted to the capacities, and design'd for the improvement of the youth of both sexes. Containing, dialogues on the following subjects (viz.) on lying, on prayer, on fishing, on fowling, on death, on deformity, on the sagacity of the ewes and lames, on detraction, on the tulip. A ramble thro' the town, in a dialogue between Master Joseph, and Miss Patty. To which is added, select fables, moral songs and useful maxims.
Date: M,DCC,XLVIII. [1748]