Emily Derbyshire Looks for Malaria’s Vulnerabilities
Emily Derbyshire Looks for Malaria’s Vulnerabilities
The Duke University professor studies the parasite to find a way to thwart infection before it takes hold.
The Duke University professor studies the parasite to find a way to thwart infection before it takes hold.
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Homo sapiens Exposed, 1556
Sukanya Charuchandra | Sep 1, 2018 | 2 min read
Juan Valverde de Amusco’s anatomical drawings corrected some earlier errors while making anatomy more accessible.
Giraffe Diplomacy
Chris Tachibana | Feb 1, 2016 | 4 min read
Is the public dissection of zoo animals a boon to research and education, a PR nightmare, or both?
Giraffe in Half
The Scientist | Jan 31, 2016 | 1 min read
Watch footage from the public dissection of Marius, the young giraffe at the Copenhagen Zoo who was ultimately fed to predators at the facility. (CAUTION: GRAPHIC IMAGES)
H.M.’s Brain
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | May 9, 2014 | 1 min read
Scenes from the labs that study the unique organ
H.M.’s Brain, 1953–Present
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | May 1, 2014 | 3 min read
A temporal lobectomy led to profound memory impairment in a man who became the subject of neuroscientists for the rest of his life—and beyond.
Opinion: Teaching Science Without Harm
Katherine Groff | Jan 3, 2013 | 3 min read
Animal dissections are not needed in education.
Opinion: Keep Animals in the Classroom
Richard Naftalin | Jan 3, 2013 | 3 min read
The release of non-native organisms into the environment by high school teachers should not be used as an argument to stop teaching by hands-on demonstration.