This paper provides an overview of the state of Mexican genetics and biomedical knowledge during the second half of the twentieth century.
Recent Posts
A brief history of measles
Measles was declared eradicated in the U.S. in 2000, but has staged a comeback as the inoculation rate has dropped.
The sanitation issue in the public health field
Inadequate sanitation-related diseases affect vulnerable populations all over the world. This study argues that sanitation remains virtually invisible in the Brazilian health sector agenda.
The right to health
The blog of HCS-Manguinhos interviewed two Brazilian experts on Public Health
El viaje de El Comercio a un leprosorio en 1960
Este especial cuenta la historia de una misión de periodistas de El Comercio al leprosorio de San Pablo en la Amazonia peruana. Lea el reportaje y los artículos sobre lepra de HCS-Manguinhos.
Transnational knowledge during the Cold War
Our current issue is now available online. It features a dossier on science during the Cold War, a period that affected not only technology related to the military and space races, but also research in biomedicine and other fields.
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