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BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS: A HISTORY

BY ELIZABETH YALE

This week's feature recounts the controversial and sometimes gruesome history of blood transfusions.

From the first transfusion between dogs in the mid-1660s to 20th century debates surrounding blood exchanges between people of different races and sexualities, we never answered this question to anyone's satisfaction: when blood passes from one body into another, what else does it carry with it?

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an edumacation on english fixation
BY chi luu

Wel-diddly-elcome. Fanf--kingtastic. Saxomaphone. We recognize them, but are we aware of the rules behind creating infixations?


is darwinius "the missing link" to humans?
BY vivane callier

No, but the well preserved 47-million-year-old primate provides invaluable insights into evolutionary relationships.


calling all
single ladies

BY erin blakemore

A historical and social investigation into a figure who has the power to vex, confuse and intrigue: the woman who is single by choice.


Tiny Bird,
long journey

BY james macdonald

Blackpoll warblers weigh less than half an ounce, but they migrate an impressive 1,500 miles non-stop every year.


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