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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.

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What is structural violence?

Structural violence is seemingly invisible. But its tentacles have invaded every part of many people’s lives, thoughts, experiences and expectations, shaping them in ways they don’t even realise.

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How can we prevent violence?

Evidence shows that strategies to prevent some types of violence can be very effective, while other, less well-acknowledged forms continue unabated. But hope can still guide us into a more peaceful future.

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Life before assistive technology

When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.

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  • Arthur Schuster and Ernest Rutherford with students: Physics Department, Manchester University. Photograph,.
  • King George III sits at a table approached by his son, the Prince of Wales. Engraving, 1770.
  • A group of doctors and medical students surround a dying patient. Watercolour attributed to T. Rowlandson.
  • T. Michael Dexter FRS. Acrylic painting by Alex Dexter, 2003.
  • DELEPINE: Investigations in the Public Healt
  • Saint Bridget of Sweden. Woodcut attributed to W.Y. Ottley.
  • The bones of a foot, possibly with leprosy, viewed through x-ray. Photoprint from radiograph after Sir Arthur Schuster, 1896.
  • The bones in the joint of an elbow, viewed through x-ray. Photoprint from radiograph after Sir Arthur Schuster, 1896.
  • The bones of a hand and wrist, viewed through x-ray. Photoprint from radiograph after Sir Arthur Schuster, 1896.
  • The bones of a hand, with the tip of the index finger missing, viewed through x-ray. Photoprint from radiograph after Sir Arthur Schuster, 1896.
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