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Mixed feelings and milk siblings

A friend in need has a profound effect on Alev’s feelings about women sharing their milk in this final instalment of ‘The Breastmilk Market’.

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The work of wet-nursing

Many of us know that in the past, babies were sometimes nourished by wet-nurses. But, perhaps surprisingly, the practice continues today – and the milk recipients are not only babies.

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The life and death of Tamagotchi and the virtual pet

Discover how the 1990s craze for Tamagotchis became a flood of robotic and virtual pets, sending their owners on an emotional rollercoaster ride.

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Why gene editing can never eliminate disability

In a world where DNA testing and gene editing offer ways to eliminate certain disabilities, Jaipreet Virdi explores a more accepting and inclusive approach.

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  • Advert for Salama condoms by the Tanzania AIDS Project
  • Two women sit in discussion representing a safe-sex advertisement for Salama condoms by the Tanzania AIDS Project Social Marketing Unit (PSI) as part of AIDSCAP. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • A woman raises her finger to her male partner as they walk along together representing a safe-sex advertisement for Salama condoms by the Tanzania AIDS Project Social Marketing Unit (PSI) as part of AIDSCAP. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • Advert for Salama condoms by the Tanzania AIDS Project
  • Advert for Salama condoms by the Tanzania AIDS Project
  • Mueleze! Bila Salama? Hata siku moja by the Tanzania AIDS Project Social Marketing Unit (PSI) as part of AIDSCAP. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • A woman in a check dress points her finger at the chest of her male partner representing a safe-sex advertisement for Salama condoms by the Tanzania AIDS Project Social Marketing Unit (PSI) as part of AIDSCAP. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • A woman in a striped top raises her hand as she discusses the topic of AIDS with her 2 colleagues walking beside her; a safe-sex advertisement for Salama condoms by the Tanzania AIDS Project Social Marketing Unit (PSI) as part of AIDSCAP. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • A young man with his arms crossed against his chest and a young woman gesturing with her hands as their woman braids material and their father sits reading a paper beyond; a representing a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement by the Kuleana Centre for Sexual Health in Tanzania. Colour lithograph by Marco Tibasima, ca. 1997.
  • A youth wraps his arm protectively around his friend who has AIDS as they sit on a rock by the sea; an AIDS prevention advertisement by the Kuleana Centre for Sexual Health in Tanzania. Colour lithograph by Marco Simon Tibasima, ca. 1997.
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