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Life by design: Philosophical perspectives on synthetic biology

open access: yesBIO Web of Conferences, 2015
“Biology is Technology”, this title of a book authored by bioengineer Rob Carlson captures the essence of synthetic biology. This novel research field is in the hands of engineers, who are in charge of redesigning life or designing new forms of life for ...
Bensaude Vincent Bernadette
doaj   +1 more source

Australia and the US nuclear umbrella: from deterrence taker to deterrence maker

open access: yesAustralian Journal of International Affairs
Historically, Australia's approach to extended nuclear deterrence can be seen as a consumer rather than contributor within the framework of its alliance with the United States. Despite invoking the nuclear umbrella in strategic guidance since the early 1990s, successive Australian governments have been reluctant to engage with operationally supporting ...
Dean, Peter J.   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The Meritorious ‘Other’: The Interconnection of Merit and Race in EU Migration and Asylum Law

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Adopting a law‐in‐context approach, this article suggests that merit‐based migrant selection in the European Union (EU) is implicitly shaped by racial dynamics. With a focus on EU law and more specifically on cases from the Netherlands and Germany, it argues that the growing emphasis on merit enables a limited number of ‘racialised others’ to ...
Sarah Ganty   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co‐pathologies and biological processes beyond amyloid‐beta and tau in people with Alzheimer's disease: Evidence from clinical cohort studies

open access: yesJournal of Internal Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is neuropathologically defined by amyloid‐beta (Aβ) plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles. However, co‐pathologies and other pathobiological processes are involved in the pathogenesis of AD, contributing to neurodegeneration and clinical symptoms.
Daniel Ferreira   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Law as a technology of exclusion: the legal construction of racialized and gendered work relations through the case study of international labour law in the first half of the twentieth century

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores the role of labour law in processes of racialization and gendering of work. It argues that labour law not only protects certain forms of work (law as a protective mechanism), but also systematically excludes other forms of work, especially those performed by racialized and gendered individuals (law as a technology of ...
JULIETA LOBATO
wiley   +1 more source

War as a Phenomenon of Inquiry in Management Studies

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract We argue that war as a phenomenon deserves more focused attention in management. First, we highlight why war is an important and relevant area of inquiry for management scholars. We then integrate scattered conversations on war in management studies into a framework structured around three building blocks – (a) the nature of war from an ...
Fabrice Lumineau, Arne Keller
wiley   +1 more source

Review of the PRIODAC project on thyroid protection from radioactive iodine by repeated iodide intake in individuals aged 12+

open access: yesEuropean Thyroid Journal
Background: Intake of potassium iodide (KI) reduces the accumulation of radioactive iodine in the thyroid gland in the event of possible contamination by radioactive iodine released from a nuclear facility.
Jean-Charles Martin   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Austere Moral Ecologies and Artificial Agents

open access: yesModern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract There are underappreciated moral costs for deploying artificially intelligent agents in our present bureaucratically and market‐structured world. Currently, AI systems lack the interiority and mutual vulnerability required for genuine moral relationality.
Manuel Vargas
wiley   +1 more source

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