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Visiting The Francis Crick Institute: Ancient DNA And Groundbreaking Discoveries

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Next to St Pancras Station and behind the British Library you will find another very important building, this one particularly in the world of science: the Francis Crick Institute, otherwise known as The Crick. It is the single largest biomedical laboratory under one roof in all of Europe and carries out world-leading research. They also have

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A Hidden Museum Dedicated To The History Of Anaesthesia

anaesthesia heritage centre

There are so many small and wonderfully niche museums tucked away around London, covering subjects you would probably never expect an entire museum dedicated to. And, best of all, of course, many of them are completely free to visit. One such place is the Anaesthesia Heritage Centre, hidden away in the basement of a Georgian

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A Visit To The Only Surviving Residence Of Benjamin Franklin

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‘A Republic, if you can keep it’. These were the words of Benjamin Franklin when asked in 1787 whether the newly concluded Constitutional Convention had created a monarchy or a republic. 4th July 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the birth of the United States of America. I felt

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