Stories
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Artificial intelligence and the dream of eternal life
Until now, eternal life was the stuff of fiction, or in the unknowable realms of religion. But an artificial intelligence that ‘remembers’ the whole of an individual’s experience could be the way to life after death.
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The law of periodicity for menstruation
Dr Edward Clarke's Law of Periodicity claimed that females who were educated alongside their male peers were developing their minds at the expense of their reproductive organs.
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Why are women more willing donors than men?
Why is there a gender imbalance when it comes to the donation of organs, blood and tissue, and what can be done about it?
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Tracing the roots of our fears and fixations
Kate Summerscale explores the history of our anxieties and compulsions, and the new phobias and manias that are always emerging.
Catalogue
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International organization for biotechnology and Bioengineering (10BB)
Date: 1968Reference: PP/EBC/E.81Part of: Chain, Professor Sir Ernst Boris- Pictures
Red Cross and Red Crescent calendar for 1996, with twelve scenes illustrating the work of the organization. Colour lithograph, 1995.
Date: [1995]Reference: 799631i- Books
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Manual of the Theophilanthropes, or adorers of God, and friends of men. Containing the exposition of their dogmas, of their moral, and of their religious practices; with instruction respecting the organization and celebration of their worship. Arranged by certain citizens, and adopted by the Theophilanthropic Societies established in Paris.
Chemin-Dupontès, J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste), 1760 or 1761-1852?.Date: 1797- Archives and manuscripts
European Molecular Biology Organization 2000-2004
Date: 2000-2004Reference: PP/CRI/N/7/2Part of: Francis Crick (1916-2004): archives- Archives and manuscripts
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European Molecular Biology Organization 1992-1999
Date: 1992-1999Reference: PP/CRI/N/7/1Part of: Francis Crick (1916-2004): archives