Stories
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The meanings of hurt
In the early modern period, gruesome incidents of self-castration and other types of self-injury garnished the literature of the time. Alanna Skuse explores the messages these wounds conveyed.
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A history of gestation outside the body
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
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Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
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Observations on the present state, of the late Dr. Ward's medicines. To which is added an account (from experience) of their real virtues and efficacy. Addressed to the public by J. White, Chymist.
White, J.Date: 1775?]- Digital Images
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Demonstration model of the human eye, French. 1884
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Anatomical wax figure, attributed to Anne Marandi Mazzolini of Bologna
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Surgical instruments case, time of Elizabeth I.
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Facsimiles of flasks used by Pasteur in his experiments.