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Shining diamonds - Mary Cruse: 'Signs of progress at last in hunt for elusive male pill’
IN 1961, a small round pill was introduced to the UK on the condition that it could only be prescribed to married women. This was the country’s first taste of the female contraceptive pill: a drug with the potential to create a revolution.
Dazzling Diamonds: Scientists unveiling hidden depths in the world of art
IT WAS a mystery that had puzzled art critics for almost a century. The French impressionist, Edgar Degas, painted his famous Portrait of a Woman back in 1876. The striking image would later be hung in the National Gallery of Victoria, but even as early as the 1920s it was clear that something wasn’t right.
MP Andrew Smith praises fantastic work of scientists in Oxfordshire's hospitals
ANDREW SMITH, MP for Oxford East, spoke to clinicians and patients at the Churchill Hospital today about the vital role science and technology plays in healthcare.