Jenny Bangham
Jenny Bangham
Biological stock centres collect, care for and distribute living organisms for scientific research. In the 1990s, several of the world's largest Drosophila (fruit fly) stock centres were closed or threatened with closure. This paper reflect...
The tragedy of the emeritus and the fates of anatomical collections: Alfred Benninghoff's memoir of Ferdinand Count Spee [0.03%]
荣誉教授的悲剧及解剖学标本的命运——阿尔弗雷德·宾宁霍夫论费迪南德·冯·施佩教授回忆录
Nick Hopwood
Nick Hopwood
Retirement can be a significant period in modern academic careers, and emeritus professors have shaped the fates of collections in departments and disciplines. This is evidenced by reconstructing the meanings of Alfred Benninghoff's remarka...
From bean collection to seed bank: transformations in heirloom vegetable conservation, 1970-1985 [0.03%]
从藏豆到种子库：1970至1985年间蔬菜地方品种保护方式的转变
Helen Anne Curry
Helen Anne Curry
In 1975, the Missouri homesteaders Kent and Diane Ott Whealy launched True Seed Exchange (later Seed Savers Exchange), a network of 'serious gardeners' interested in growing and conserving heirloom and other hard-to-find plant varieties, es...
Angela Cassidy,Rachel Mason Dentinger,Kathryn Schoefert et al.
Angela Cassidy et al.
This paper argues for the need to create a more animal-centred history of medicine, in which animals are considered not simply as the backdrop for human history, but as medical subjects important in and of themselves. Drawing on the tools a...