{"id":50131,"date":"2014-08-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/08\/04\/examining-science-medicine-in-harry-potter-series\/"},"modified":"2014-08-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T05:00:00","slug":"examining-science-medicine-in-harry-potter-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/08\/04\/examining-science-medicine-in-harry-potter-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Examining science, medicine in Harry Potter series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"400\" cellspacing=\"10\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Harry0804.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:0.85em;line-height:150%\"><\/span><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>An exhibition entitled &#8220;Harry Potter&#8217;s World: Renaissance, Science, Magic, and Medicine,&#8221; will be on exhibit in the McGoogan Library of Medicine today through Sept. 13.<\/p>\n<p>In 1997, British author J. K. Rowling introduced the world to Harry Potter and a literary phenomenon was born. Millions of readers have followed Harry to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he discovers his heritage, encounters new plants and animals, and perfects his magical abilities. <\/p>\n<p>Although a fantasy story, the magic in the Harry Potter books is partially based on Renaissance traditions, including alchemy, astrology and natural philosophy,  that played an important role in the development of Western science. 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