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Jim Secord discusses his GTR project

Jim Secord discusses his work on the history of evolution and Darwin's correspondence.

Leah Astbury discusses her work on pregnancy and childbirth in early modern England.

Martin Johnson discusses his work on the history of IVF and mammalian embryology.

Peter Jones discusses his work on medieval medical books and the transfer of knowledge about 'generation'.

John Forrester discusses his work on Robert Stoller and the history of gender identity.

Martin Johnson remembers the IVF pioneer as 'one of the true giants of the 20th century'.

Jesse Olszynko-Gryn explains why, from the 1930s to the 1960s, pregnancy tests involved the use of live animals.

Peter Jones talks about a vade mecum, a valuable resource for learning about medieval interest in generation and reproduction.

Peter Jones examines an illustrated medical text from the 15th century.

Nick Hopwood explains how wax models of embryos were the original 'supplementary material' in scientific publishing.

Jim Secord looks at how the pervasive significance of sex in the Descent of Man created problems for Darwin and his publisher.

Eleanor Robson examines Shumma Izbu, an Assyrian catalogue of strange births and what they portended.