This illustration compares the anatomy of the hand across several species. These anatomical differences are important in the classification of life. Diagram E is a human arm, useful for comparison. (Hamilton, Robert. "The Natural History of the Ordinary Cetacea, or Whales." 1837.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Stefan Helmreich
Prof. David Jones
MIT Course Number
STS.330 / HS.246 / 21A.319
As Taught In
Spring 2013
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course explores recent historical and anthropological approaches to the study of medicine and biology. Topics might include interaction of disease and society; science, colonialism, and international health; impact of new technologies on medicine and the life sciences; neuroscience and psychiatry; race, biology and medicine. Specific emphasis varies from year to year.
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