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The article focuses on the Francis Crick Institute, a biomedical research centre, located in London, England which is established as an outcome of geneticist Paul Nurse's idea. It presents views of developmental biologist James Briscoe on the Cricks' spaces which is designed to encourage interactions between researchers. It mentions concerns related to the institute such as its annual budget more than 150 million pounds per year paid by the Great Britain Medical Research Council.

The article focuses on the genome reconstruction of Yersinia pestis, a bubonic plague bacterium, which was recovered from the Black Death victims' remains at East Smithfield, England. It says that when Alexandre Yersin linked Y. pestis to plague, scientists suspected that the pathogen was also behind a spate mass die-offs. It mentions the book "The Decameron," by Giovanni Boccaccio, which contains clues and symptoms of the pathogen. It adds that fleas spread the disease to human.

The article reviews the exhibitions Animals Inside Out, featuring the works of anatomist Gunther von Hagens at the Natural History Museum in London, England that runs until September 16, 2012 and the exhibition at the Tate Modern in London, featuring the works of Damien Hirst that runs until September 19, 2012.

The article reviews the exhibition "Treasures" at the Natural History Museum in London, England.

The article reviews the exhibition "Death" at the Wellcome Collection in London, England.