Stories
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The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo
Darling of 19th-century American freak shows, Evatima Tardo remained serene as she withstood crucifixion and the bites of poisonous snakes. But she took the secret behind her abilities to her grave.
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The doctor who challenged the unicorn myth
Our era of fake news and medical misinformation is nothing new. Estelle Paranque relays the thrusts and parries of a 440-year-old row over a magical cure-all, the unicorn horn.
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The origins and meanings of pharmacy symbols
What have snakes, unicorns and crocodiles got to do with pharmacies? The history of these modern signs goes back to the Greek gods.
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Finding solidarity in arachnophobia
Arachnophobia is very different from just disliking spiders. Izzie Price shares the reality of having the phobia, and explores its likely origins.
Catalogue
- Books
Venom diseases / by Sherman A. Minton.
Minton, Sherman A.Date: [1974]- Books
Venom : fear, fascination and discovery : Medical History Museum, University of Melbourne / edited by Jacqueline Healy and Kenneth D. Winkel.
Date: 2013- Archives and manuscripts
Snake Venom
Date: 1913-1959Reference: GC/139/H.5Part of: Dalrymple-Champneys, Sir Weldon (1892-1980)- Archives and manuscripts
C3 Bee[?] Venom SG [Salivary Gland]
Date: June 1968Reference: PP/MIA/A/1/2/3Part of: Professor Michael Ashburner: archives- Ephemera
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Directions for using 'Stypven' Russell Viper Venom (not for injection).
Date: [1948?]