For many years scientists had been trying to grow human cells outside of the human body in order to have a continuous (immortal) line of cells that would constantly replenish and that could be used to study any number of things, especially viruses. Mouse cells had been cultured successfully, but every attempt to … Continue reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Ambleside Year 12
The Spartan by Caroline Dale Snedeker
The historian Herodotus, (c. 485-425 BC) in his narrative history which records the wars between the Greeks and the Persians, gives an account of a young man named Aristodemos. Caroline Dale Snedeker has taken this brief description, fleshed it out and brought this period of ancient history vibrantly to life. The son of … Continue reading The Spartan by Caroline Dale Snedeker
Living Science Books for the 20th Century: Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks
Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks Oliver Sacks is a neurologist and an award winning author who has written a number of books based on the case studies of some of his patients. Uncle Tungsten takes a different tack in that it is a memoir of Sacks's boyhood in England: his … Continue reading Living Science Books for the 20th Century: Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks
Death of a Guru
Death of a Guru by Rabindranath R. Maharaj Rabindranath (Rabi) grew up in Trinidad and was descended from a long line of Brahmin priests. His father, a great Yogi, had renounced all attachments to the physical world within days of his marriage and from that time on had responded to no one (including Rabi … Continue reading Death of a Guru
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