Stories
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The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians
Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.
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Coleridge’s hypochondria
An intense focus on his own bodily sensations led poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge to self-medicate with narcotics. But this fascination also put Coleridge ahead of the medical sensibilities of his day.
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Womb milk and the puzzle of the placenta
A human baby needs milk to survive – and this holds true even before it’s born. Joanna Wolfarth explores “womb milk”, as well as ancient and modern ideas about the placenta.
Catalogue
- Books
Sensory testing of flavour and aroma : a revision of "Tasting tests" by J.M. Colquhon, Scientific and technical surveys no. 37 / H. Goodall and J.M. Colquhoun.
Goodall, H.Date: 1967- Books
Salmonellae in foods / Ruth M. Blood.
Blood, Ruth M.Date: 1969- Books
Mosquito surveys : a handbook for anti-malarial and anti-mosquito field workers / by Malcolm E. MacGregor.
MacGregor, Malcolm E. (Malcolm Evan)Date: 1927- Books
The chemistry of cocoa : papers presented at a symposium arranged by the Plant Phenolics Group at Bournville, September, 1960.
Date: 1961- Books
Variables and questionnaire for comparative fertility surveys / prepared by the Committee on Comparative Studies of Fertility and Fertility Planning of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population in collaboration with the United Nations Secretariat.
Date: 1970