Into the Laboratory

Bones. Far from static objects. In this podcast, Anne discusses aspects of bone physiology that made their way into THE SILVER SKULL.

Are researchers really mining medieval texts for ideas they can apply to modern medicine? Yes they are! Listen to Anne Renwick speak about the current efforts that inspired Evie's character and work in A SNOWFLAKE AT MIDNIGHT.

Anne Renwick tells the story of how the Effra, one of London’s lost rivers, came to play a key role in THE GOLDEN SPIDER.SHOW NOTESEffraThe Lost River TyburnThe Original South London WaterworksSouthwark and Vauxhall Waterworks CompanyVauxhall BridgeLondon’s Rivers As They Used to LookJoseph BazalgetteCrossness Pumping StationRivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

Where do all those strange words come from? Anne Renwick discusses how she often uses Greek and Latin roots to name her various contraptions.SHOW NOTES:A Book About Nicholas and AlexandriaHemophila and Queen ElizabethA Compendium

Anne Renwick discusses bioluminescence (with a brief detour to fluorescence), her hands-on experience with it, and how it illuminates the dark nights in The Elemental Steampunk World.BioluminescenceBioluminescence ChemistryFluorescenceGreen Fluorescent Protein (GFP)Mosquito BayPuerto Rico's Bioluminescent BaysBlack DragonfishAngler FishGloweeWatch a movie explaining Glowee's project/ideas.Tobacco Plant with Firefly Genes

Anne Renwick demonstrates in a video some aspects of the anatomy from Podcast "An Origin Story". Please see Intothelaboratory.com to watch the video.

Anne Renwick discusses the original opening for THE GOLDEN SPIDER, taking you behind the scenes for a glimpse of her Gross Anatomy experience and what crept into her first book.READ the current and original openings side by side on INTO THE LABORATORY.Femur AnatomyTertiary Syphilis SkullSkull AnatomyThe Facial NerveCranial Nerves – Quick and FunVideo demonstrating the paths of the various cranial nerves