King’s College and the structure of DNA

King’s College and the structure of DNA

—The history of a scientific milestone and the invisibility of women in science through the geographies of knowledge.—   One of the key episodes in the development of molecular biology concerns the identification of the structure of DNA. The outcome...
One gene, one enzyme

One gene, one enzyme

—A deconstruction of ‘crucial’ experiments in the history of molecular biology.—   In the field of life sciences, the twentieth century is usually characterised as the setting for a process of molecularisation. This process has been explained in...
Microbiology

Microbiology

—In the second half of the nineteenth century, the study of microorganisms was transformed into a key discipline for the control and eradication of infectious diseases.—   Ideas about the etiology of infectious diseases changed with the evolution of...
‘Magic bullets’

‘Magic bullets’

—How we learned to take aim in a chemical sense in the history of medicine.—   The discovery that specific microorganisms were responsible for infectious diseases led to the search for therapeutic substances to eliminate them. Serotherapy was used, by...
Women of science in the nineteenth century

Women of science in the nineteenth century

—The new context of the nineteenth century created new barriers for women’s access to science. Despite this, their contributions continued to be very relevant in many areas.—   One of the texts in which William Whewell defended the new word...