Charles Harvey Brown: The Man

T Charles Harvey , Jon Press , and Mairi Maclean

This examination of the social processes that inform cultural production asks how tastes are formed, transmitted, embedded, and reproduced across generations. These questions are explored through a study of William Morris, his working methods and products, and their impact on the decorative arts in Victorian Britain and beyond. Through the exercise of cultural leadership, Morris gave physical e...

Charles Darwin: the man and his influence

One of the most exciting parts of neuroscience is the rapidly growing field of developmental neurobiology. As in all scientific enterprises today, the increasing volume of literature means that most participants are content to peruse only material of the last two or three decades. However, in this particular area of research ideas and experimental data reported almost eighty years ago are of re...

Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard, the biography of a tormented genius.

Extraction and Identification of Phlorotannins from the Brown Alga, Sargassum fusiforme (Harvey) Setchell

Phlorotannins are a group of complex polymers of phloroglucinol (1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene), which are unique compounds from marine brown algae. In our present study, a procedure for extraction and enrichment of phlorotannins from S. fusiforme with highly antioxidant potentials was established. After comparison of different extraction methods, the optimal extraction conditions were established as...

Derek Denny-Brown: the man behind the ganglia.

The authors present an historical review about the main contributions of Professor Derek Denny-Brown to neurology. Some of his achievements include the first description of sensory neuronopathies, and some of the essential textbooks on the function and anatomy of the basal ganglia. In 2016, on the 35th anniversary of his death, modern neurologists are still strongly influenced by his legacy.