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Human genome goes global

Science In Action

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The Eyes of a Portrait

Scientist William High Wallerston asked Thomas Lawrence to illustrate a paper in 1824. He was interested in the apparent direction of eyes in a portrait and wanted some illustrations for it. The result is an amazing series of flip drawings that show how humans perceive portraits rather than anything they are doing. Now you can see them all without making the trip to London - just go to the website instead.

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