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anatomy, science history
anatomy, science history
The Neuron Doctrine, circa 1894
Chris Palmer
| Nov 1, 2013
| 3 min read
Santiago Ramón y Cajal used a staining technique developed by Camillo Golgi to formulate the idea that the neuron is the basic unit of the nervous system.
Slices of Life, circa 1872
Dan Cossins
| Jan 1, 2013
| 2 min read
A master of topographical anatomy, Christian Wilhelm Braune produced accurate colored lithographs from cross sections of the human body.
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