An Arabian physician cauterises a wound on a patient's neck. Professor Jim Al Khalili says many people in the Arab world are ignorant of their ancestors' scientific achievements. Bettmann / Corbis
An Arabian physician cauterises a wound on a patient's neck. Professor Jim Al Khalili says many people in the Arab world are ignorant of their ancestors' scientific achievements. Bettmann / Corbis

Professor advocates higher profile for Arab science