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Anatomy Unzipped: John of Arderne’s Sweden Scroll (ca. 1425–35)
Early surgical diagrams that present patients prying themselves open for our anatomical gaze.
From The Public Domain Review
Bastian Greshake Tzovaras
Bastian Greshake Tzovaras is an open/citizen science activist and researcher with a background in biology and bioinformatics. He worked as a senior researcher at The Alan Turing Institute and Inserm. In 2011, he founded openSNP. He was awarded a PhD in Bioinformatics in 2018. In 2017 he joined the…
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The Nature of the Beast: Charles le Brun’s Human-Animal Hybrids (1806)
Illustrations of supposed physiognomic affinities between humans and animals.
From The Public Domain Review
Virus: The Beauty of the Beast
an interactive documentary on the mathematical majesty of viruses
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Biological Neural Networks
a (very technical) interactive guide to modeling neurons
From Explorable Explanations
Malaria Parasite Caught in the Act of Breaking and Entering
To invade red blood cells, the deadly protist creates a temporary molecular portal that disappears behind it — a door we can now see in fine detail. The post Malaria Parasite Caught in the Act of Breaking and Entering first appeared on Quanta Magazine
From Quanta Magazine
See Inside Cells Like Never Before in These Vivid Microscopic Images
Winning entries in the 2026 Nikon Small World competitions reveal the hidden interactions that govern everyday life. The post See Inside Cells Like Never Before in These Vivid Microscopic Images first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Marvin Minsky and The Ultimate TinkerToy
An essay on the legacy of Marvin Minsky with programmable interactive simulations
From Explorable Explanations
Corona Simulator
why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to “flatten the curve”
From Explorable Explanations
Outbreak
covid-19, travel restrictions, and social distancing – all explained with sims
From Explorable Explanations
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