work

Galleries and Reading Room

Café

Shop

Library

Our galleries are quietest on weekdays and weekend mornings. At busy times, particularly on Saturdays, you may need to queue for our temporary exhibitions.

We’re undertaking some research with website visitors to learn more about how people find access-related information provided by museums. This survey shouldn't take longer than 10 minutes to complete. Thank you for your time!

Help us organize our website content.

Produced by the MRC Biophysics Research Unit/Department of Biophysics, King's College London.

King's College London Department of Biophysics

KCL Department of Biophysics: glass and acetate slides ('quarter plates', 'whole plates' and 'half plates') relating to the work of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Biophysics Research Unit (KCL Department of Biophysics from 1964)

KCL Department of Biophysics: quarter plate series: slides of images relating to research conducted in the Biophysics Unit and subsequently Department of Biophysics

Photographic image referenced as a "Reflecting Microscope"

Photographic image referenced as "Reflecting Microscope"

Graph referenced as "Absorption spectra of purines, pyrimidines and nucleic acids"

Graph referenced as "Microphotometer recordings of thymine spectrum at room temperature and at 90 k [Kelvin]"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Absorption cell for low temperature studies"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Ultraviolet achromatic refraction objective 1.24 NA [numerical aperture]"

Diagram referenced as "Middle piece and tail of a ram spermatozoa"

Diagram referenced as "Head structure of ram spermatozoa"

Diagram referenced as "Circular scales for angle measurements"

Diagram referenced as "Circular dial 1-100"

Printed diagram referenced as "Generalized drawing of mammalian sperm"

Printed diagram captioned as "Drawings of different mammalian sperms"

Printed diagram of a transverse section of seminiferous tubule in a mammal referenced as "Mammalian sperm heads"

Printed diagram captioned as "Drawing of the stages of spermatogenesis in mammals"

Printed diagram captioned as "Drawing of the stages of spermatogenesis in guinea pigs"

Printed graph referenced as "Ethyl-alcohol in CCl4 [carbon chloride] layer 1mm (1-3) and 5mm (4-6)"

Printed graph referenced as "absorption spectrum of methyl alcohol in carbon tetrachloride solutions"

Table captioned as "Fine structure in ultra-violet absorption spectra of some purines, pyrimidines, amino acids, nucleosides etc. "

Microscopic image of cellular structure [no reference]

Ultra-violet absorption spectra image and path length recordings referenced as "Ultra-violet absorption spectra of para and ortho substituted phenols"

Ultra-violet absorption spectra and path length recordings referenced as "Ultra-violet absorption spectra of pyridine bases"

Ultra-violet absorption spectra image and path length recordings referenced as "The effect on the ultra-violet absorption spectrum of substituting an octyl group in the othro position to a hydroxyl group"

Microscope image referenced as "Effect of ultrasonics upon mitosis sticky chromosome bridges"

Graph showing ultra-violet absorption curves relating to the effect of ultrasonics on nucleic acids referenced as "Effect of ultrasonics in nucleic acids. U.V. Absorption curves"

Copy of J M M Pinkerton's paper, "On the Pulse Method of Measuring Ultrasonic Absorption in Liquids" in Proceedings of the Physical Society, Section B, Volume 62, Number 5, 1949.

Series of microscopic images of Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) crystals referenced as "TMV crystals"

Photograph referenced as "Mechanical parts of reflecting objective"

Microscope image referenced as "Autoradiography of newt cells"

Copy of a photographic print referenced as "Accelerated flow method for rapid reactions"

Copy of a photographic print referenced as "Accelerated flow apparatus and amplifier"

Copy of a photographic print referenced as "Accelerated flow apparatus"

Graph referenced as "Ultra-violet absorption spectrum of nuclear sap"

Copy of a photographic print referenced as "Cassor double beam oscilloscope. Chassis from underneath"

Graph referenced as "Micro-photometer record across chick fibroblast and wedge"

Photographic image referenced as "Phase annali"

Microscopic image referenced as "Ferric oxide solution X13,000"

Microscopic image referenced as "Wyoming Bentonite. Large particle size x 13000"

Microscopic image referenced as "Wyoming Bentonite. Small particle size E.S.D. 15-20 mp"

Copy of a printed table of the structural data of minerals in clay referenced as "Structural data of minerals (Clay)"

Microscope image referenced as "Autoradiograph 28 day exposure"

Microscope image referenced as "Autoradiograph, newt normal 20 days"

Microscope image referenced as "Autoradiograph 5 days"

Microscopic image referenced as "Vanadium pentoxide solution aged x13,000"

Microscopic image referenced as "Vanadium pentoxide solution fresh x13,000"

Table referenced as "Reflecting objectives 0.18"

Photographic image referenced as "Interferogram 0.79 N.A. [numerical aperture] 33% [central obstruction] 0.21"

Photographic image referenced as "Interferogram 0.54 N.A. [numerical aperture] 35% [central obstruction] 0.24"

Photographic image referenced as "Tobacco mosaic virus (T.M.V.) 7 Interchanging bands"

Photographic image referenced as "Tobacco mosaic virus (T.M.V.) 12 Helical contour"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Amici component N.A. [numerical aperture] 1.4"

Microscopic image of unknown cellular structure [no reference].

Hand-drawn graph referenced as "Absorption curves for two constituents of chick fibroblast in tissue culture"

Diagram referenced as "Measuring grid"

Microscopic image referenced as "Mitotic cells in a chick"

Diagram referenced as "Microphotometer dial"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Diagram of apparatus. Optical paths"

Copy of a printed diagram of extinction curves in the ultraviolet absorption spectrum referenced as "Extinction curves"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Clocking system. Exposure times"

Graph referenced as "Microphotometer trace through a living cell"

Graph referenced as "Microphotometer trace at 312. Irradiation nuclei"

Graph referenced as "Microphotometer trace at 265. Irradiation nuclei"

Graph referenced as "Measurement of absorption in irradiated cells"

Graph referenced as "Measurements of absorption of a living irradiated cell"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Optical paths in apparatus"

Graph showing ultra-violet absorption curve referenced as "Extractions from bean root tips"

Graph referenced as "Ultra-violet absorption curve of in vitro and in root lip extract"

Diagram referenced as "Generalized diagram of mammalian sperm"

Diagram referenced as "Diagram of head of ram sperm"

Diagram referenced as "Diagram of middle piece transverse section R.S. 7"

Diagram referenced as "Diagram of middle piece of ram sperm. Longitudinal section"

Diagram referenced as "Diagram of head of ram sperm. Cross sections through tail and fibrils"

Diagram referenced as "Diagram of head of ram sperm showing axes of symmetry"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate I"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate II"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate III"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate IV"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate V"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate VI"

Diagram relating to the molecular arrangement of RNA referenced as "RNA 5 projections no parameters"

X-ray diffraction exposure of A-type DNA referenced as "Unoriented DNA 1879 A"

X-ray diffraction exposure of RNA referenced as "Soluble RNA 1874 Α [alpha] 92% [relative humidity]"

X-ray diffraction exposure of B-type DNA referenced as "DNA B 30th layer line"

Diagram relating to the molecular arrangement of a strand of DNA referenced as "Part of a single DNA strand"

Diagram relating to the structure of DNA referenced as "New DNA Wall paper"

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "Microsomal protein 1706 B"

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "Microsomal RNA (denatured) 75% [relative humidity] 1723 ?"

X-ray diffraction exposure of B-type DNA referenced as "B pattern 20th layer line"

Diagram relating to the structure of DNA in Watson-Crick base pairs and Pauling base pairs referenced as "Watson/Crick-Pauling pairs"

Diagram relating to the structure of DNA in Donohue base pairs referenced as "Donohue pairs"

Diagram relating to the structure of DNA in Pauling base pairs referenced as "Pauling base-pairs"

Histogram relating to DNA/RNA research referenced as "RNA/DNA transform Model 5"

Diagram showing stereochemistry of RNA referenced as "RNA Projections Model 5"

Diagram relating to C-type DNA referenced as "C Paper stereoscopic view of C nucleotide"

X-ray diffraction image of B-type DNA referenced as "B pattern 30th layer line"

Diagram of structure of C-type DNA referenced as "Sweet/tilt base pairs (C paper)"

X-ray exposure of histone referenced as "Histone Sheet II 75% [relative humidity] 1575 Α [alpha]"

X-ray diffraction exposure of histone referenced as "Histone 75% [relative humidity] 1526 Α [alpha]"

X-ray diffraction exposure of histone referenced as "Histone 75% [relative humidity] 904 Α [alpha]"

X-ray diffraction exposure of RNA referenced as "Soluble RNA. Oriented sheet 92% [relative humidity] 1626 Α [alpha]"

X-ray diffraction exposure of DNA referenced as "X-ray photograph 20th layer line (old)"

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "Life cycle of phages"

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "T4 fine structure map"

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "T even phage multiplication"

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "Bacterial transformations"

Series of photographic prints of various animals referenced as "Keratin"

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "DNA Synthesis"

Molecular diagram referenced as "Ethidium bromide"

Graph referenced as "DNA in seminal vesicle"

Microscope image referenced as "Vita and SO4"

Microscope image referenced as "Vita and cystine"

Microscope image referenced as "Vita and DNA"

Graph referenced as "Psittacosis viruses"

Table referenced as "Psittacosis viruses"

Diagram referenced as "Spencer & Worthington Paper Fig 1"

Diagram referenced as "Spencer & Worthington Paper Fig 2"

Diagram referenced as "Spencer & Worthington Paper Fig 3"

Diagram referenced as "Spencer & Worthington Paper Fig 4"

Diagram relating to C-type DNA referenced as "Split layer lines of C DNA"

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "Histone diffraction A"

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "Histone diffraction B"

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "Histone diffraction C"

Electron microscope image referenced as "Sliding filaments e.m. Picture"

Diagram referenced as "Packing of helises"

Diagram relating to DNA referenced as "Lattices and packing of DNA"

Diagram of a Fourier map relating to the structure of DNA referenced as "DNA Fourier through phosphates"

Diagram of a Fourier map relating to the sturcture of DNA referenced as "Fourier parallel bases DNA"

Diagram of a Fourier map relating to the structure of DNA referenced as "Difference Fourier II bases DNA"

Histogram relating to C-type DNA referenced as "C DNA Transform"

X-ray diffraction exposure of histone referenced as "Histone x-ray diffraction"

Diagram referenced as "Packing of helices"

Diagram of Fourier map of DNA referenced as "DNA Fourier parallel bases. O"

X-ray diffraction exposure of DNA referenced as "Hexagonal l DNA"

Diagram of molecular model of C-type DNA referenced as "C DNA model"

Histogram relating to C-type DNA referenced as "C DNA transform"

X-ray diffraction exposure of C-type DNA referenced as "Hexagonal C DNA"

Diagram of a molecular model referenced as "Watson-Crick [DNA base] pairs"

Graph relating to DNA research referenced as "DNA Infra-red dichronin"

Diagram of a molecular model relating to C-type DNA referenced as "C paper lattices"

"Bernal chart for DNA"

X-ray diffraction exposure of DNA referenced as "Heat denatured DNA (1649)"

X-ray diffraction exposure of RNA referenced as "E. Coli Microsomal RNA (1632)"

X-ray diffraction exposure of RNA referenced as "Film 1616 RNA"

X-ray diffraction exposure of RNA referenced as "Film 1713 RNA"

Table referenced as "Observed and calculated intensities for DNA and water"

Table relating to B-type DNA model referenced as "Coordinates of non-DNA atoms in B model"

Diagram referenced as "Real and reciprocal space coordinates"

Graph relating to DNA research referenced as "DNA B and RNA B. Disoriented transforms"

Histogram relating to DNA research referenced as "Variation of base transform with tilt in A structure"

Diagram referenced as "Base pairs. Definition of parameters diagram"

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "Butanol treated DWP No1 1613"

Graph relating to DNA research referenced as "A Structure. Variation of stenic hinderance with orientation"

Diagram relating to DNA research from Donald Marvin's pHD thesis referenced as "Marvin Thesis (Diagrams)"

Graph relating to DNA research from Donald Marvin's pHD thesis  referenced as "Marvin Thesis (Diagrams)"

Graph relating to DNA research from Donald Marvin's pHD thesis referenced as "Marvin Thesis (Diagrams)"

Fourier map diagram relating to DNA research from Donald Marvin's pHD thesis referenced as "Marvin Thesis (Diagrams)"

X-ray diffraction exposure of DNA from Donald Marvin's pHD thesis referenced as "Marvin Thesis (Diagrams)"

Histogram relating to C-type DNA referenced as "C Transform"

Electron microscope image referenced as "Coli ribosome e.m."

Diagram referenced as "DNA model stereochemistry"

Copy of a printed photographic image and drawn diagram of DNA structure referenced as "T. DNA Structure"

Copy of a printed microscope image referenced as "T. Plasmolysis"

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "T. Daniellis permeability mechanism"

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "T. Phage"

Copy of a printed diagram of a microscope image referenced as "T. Liver"

Copy of a printed diagram of a number of different microscope images referenced as "T. Differentiated cells"

Copy of a printed diagram of a drawing referenced as "T. Meiosis"

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "T. Bacterial transformation"

Composite of x-ray diffraction exposures of RNA and DNA referenced as "RNA unoriented DNA composite print"

Wellcome uses cookies.

Composite of x-ray diffraction exposures of RNA and DNA referenced as "RNA unoriented DNA composite print"

Collection contents

About this work

Description

Publication/Creation

Physical description

Contributors

Copyright note

Terms of use

Location of duplicates

Where to find it

Location of original

Permanent link