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The IUR is a global hub for artists and researchers working experimentally with curiosity-driven research

Just Like in the Movies: The Science and Fiction of Organ Transplantation

Just Like in the Movies: The Science and Fiction of Organ Transplantation

The Anatomical Preparations of Frederik Ruysch: Art, Freak Show or Science?

The Anatomical Preparations of Frederik Ruysch: Art, Freak Show or Science?

Gold from Seawater – Inspiration for the IUR

Gold from Seawater – Inspiration for the IUR

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Just Like in the Movies: The Science and Fiction of Organ Transplantation

3 July 202126 July 2021 Ellen Ter Gast Ethics

The Anatomical Preparations of Frederik Ruysch: Art, Freak Show or Science?

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Recent Posts

  • Performing Alchorithms?
  • Sublime Highways of the Air
  • Just Like in the Movies: The Science and Fiction of Organ Transplantation
  • The Anatomical Preparations of Frederik Ruysch: Art, Freak Show or Science?
  • Gold from Seawater – Inspiration for the IUR

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