In 1512, Leonardo da Vinci set out to clarify the function of a specific, bulbous part of the heart. He injected molten wax into an ox heart to make a cast. This was the second time in medical history that wax casting had been used: the first time was between 1504-1507, when Leonardo came up […]
Tag: anatomy
Sally Carter: A film premiere at the Hunterian Museum
I headed to the Hunterian Museum in London to see the UK premiere of a film about donating bodies to medical science. It was raining, no red carpets were to be seen, and rather than thin people in high fashion, the only skeletal creatures on show really were skeletons. I wasn’t expecting a great evening, […]