Spaces for health action

Spaces for health action

—Changes in healthcare organisation in Spain during the twentieth century and changes in the international arenal.—   In the first half of the twentieth century, health organisation in Spain was focused on the prevention of social dominant diseases,...
The political economy of health

The political economy of health

—The psychological, social and political dimensions of illness.—   ‘Health is more than the absence of disease: the word health implies something positive, that is, physical, mental and moral well-being. That is the goal we must reach, even if it goes...
The Asilomar Conference

The Asilomar Conference

—Controversies and interests in a key episode in the history of biology and genetic engineering.—   With the beginning of the 1970s, molecular biology entered a new stage with DNA recombination techniques and, therefore, the emergence of genetic...
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...
Francis Galton and eugenics

Francis Galton and eugenics

—The biography of Charles Darwin’s cousin allows ‘uncomfortable’ episodes in the history of biology to be explored.—   Francis Galton (1822-1911) was a multifaceted author, a polymatist who wrote on many topics, including meteorology, anthropology,...