Medicine
Back to the future
A look back at the technologies that evolved in 2025 and will transform the next decade and more in science.
Scalpels and sketches
Spanish anatomist Santiago Ramón y Cajal made fundamental discoveries in neuroscience.
Safety first, on the surgeon's table
Joseph Lister's use of an antiseptic spray dramatically reduced deaths during surgeries.
A change of heart
In 1967, a flamboyant South African physician made medical history when he performed the first human heart transplant.
