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Paper by the Science History Institute’s Alistair Sponsel and King’s College London’s Brian Sutton uncovers the significance of Rosalind Franklin's previously captured Photo 49. Learn more about their research here: sciencehistory.org/about/news/new…
www.sciencehistory.org New Research Challenges Misconceptions about Rosalind Franklin’s Famed ‘Photo 51’ and the Discovery... Paper by the Science History Institute’s Alistair Sponsel and King’s College London’s Brian Sutton uncovers the significance of her previously captured 'Photo 49.'
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Travel back to the time of Uranium Mania...⁠when beauty queens won piles of ore and prospectors combed the West for a Mesa miracle.⁠ Dig into the latest Distillations story written by Philadelphia-based freelance journalist Ben Seal. ⁠ ☢️
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www.sciencehistory.org Uranium Mania The post-World War II mining rush that transformed a region.
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In July 1976, as Philadelphia celebrated the U.S. bicentennial, a mysterious outbreak sickened more than 220 people and claimed 34 lives. Fifty years later, Sarah Everts revisits the race to identify Legionnaires' disease. #Distillations has the story ⬇️
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www.sciencehistory.org The Philly Killer at 50 Legionnaires’ disease is more prevalent than ever. So how did we forget it?
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Sandalwood has been prized for millennia, but empire, industry, and scarcity turned it into an illicit commodity. In the latest #Distillations story, former fellow Nikhil Dharan traces how sandalwood smuggling became a crime.
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www.sciencehistory.org The Soapy Origins of a Sandalwood Smuggler A war between police and a notorious outlaw riveted South India for more than a decade. At the conflict’s roots was a centuries-old saga of scarcity and control.