Bert Hansen
Stories from Bert Hansen
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Does Louis Pasteur Still Matter?
Or will the scientist’s 200th birthday be his last hurrah?
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COVID-19 Health Passports: What’s Old Is New Again
To speed reopening, government and business leaders are pushing a modern version of a centuries-old idea.
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The Story of Serum Therapy
How a 19th-century invention could save lives today.
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Smallpox and the Long Road to Eradication
It’s one thing to make a scientific discovery, but making it count is another thing entirely.
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Hennig Brandt and the Discovery of Phosphorus
An engraving hints at the ways art and science were intertwined in the Age of Enlightenment.
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Our Mutual Friend
Candy stores in the 19th century sold sweets as deadly as they were delicious.