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Graeme Hunter

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Vital Forces: The Discovery of the Molecular Basis of Life

Vital Forces: The Discovery of the Molecular Basis of Life

'Vital Forces' is a history of biochemistry and molecular biology from 1770 to 1970.

2000

Graeme K. Hunter

Graeme K. Hunter

Stories

Twilight of the Gods

Early one August morning in 2018, Sue and I stand at the end of a logging road outside Revelstoke, British Columbia. Across the valley…

Apr 11

Twilight of the Gods

Apr 11

The Iliad: a New Vernacular Translation

Translator’s note: The city-states of ancient Greece are outraged when the Trojan prince Paris abducts Helen, wife of Menelaus, King of…

Mar 28

The Iliad: a New Vernacular Translation

Mar 28

On The Rocks

In 1739, a British merchant ship sailing off the coast of Florida was boarded by a Spanish privateer. The altercation cost the…

Mar 14

On The Rocks

Mar 14

The Plan

A small boy sits in the “dinette” of a council house in the East End of Glasgow. His father is at work, his older siblings all at school…

Feb 28

The Plan

Feb 28

The Curious Case of the Shoogly Cabinet

When I took up a position as a research scientist at the University of Western Ontario, my laboratory was supposed to be ready for use. It…

Feb 21

Feb 21

Reading Lolita in Nerdistan

“English majors are encouraged, I know, to hate chemistry and physics, and to be proud because they are not dull and creepy like the…

Feb 7

Feb 7

The Last Vermeer

In December of 2011, my fiancée and I went to New York City. It’s a magical time to be there: Christmas windows at Macy’s, skaters below…

Jan 24

The Last Vermeer

Jan 24

Three Little Pigs

Florence wanted a cathedral that would astonish the world. In the late thirteenth century, the Tuscan city was one of the richest in…

Jan 10

Three Little Pigs

Jan 10

Only Connect

In 1986, the Federation of European Connective Tissue Societies held its biannual meeting in Manchester. On the first day of the…

Dec 27, 2024

Only Connect

Dec 27, 2024

What’s In a Name?

Graeme…

Dec 20, 2024

What’s In a Name?

Dec 20, 2024

Graeme Hunter

Graeme Hunter

Book Author

Graeme Hunter is a scientist, biographer and essayist in London, Ontario, Canada. His website is www.graemehunter.ca.

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