Adopting Moral Abolitionism

The Sexual Politics of the “ New Abolitionism ”

Adopting adoption.

The common occurrence of adoption among birds and mammals presents evolutionary biologists with an explanatory challenge. The benefits to adoptees are self-evident, but the benefits to the adopter(s), the origin of the set of behaviours that constitute 'adoptive' behaviour, and the conditions for its spread in populations are not always clear. Explanations in terms of direct and indirect benefi...

Adopting ALK and LTK.

RTKs and Their Ligands Aberrant, uncontrolled activation of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) is the “original sin” of many human cancers, in that this activation can both initiate and drive the evolution of tumors (1). Mutation and overexpression of the multiple members of the epidermal growth factor/ErbB receptor family, to cite only a single example, constitute cancer drivers that have been c...

Adopting or Adapting

One of the effects of the globalization process has been the diffusion of international management mindsets. Such a process of diffusion may be contributing to an increasing homogeneity of managerial practice around the world, but important differences still remain. The research reported in this article analyzes management as a process in the making, i.e. as a dynamic interplay between local cu...

Adopting an orphan

507 suggests that there must be some pathogens that affect both plants and animals. Indeed, one such example is the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which attacks both Homo sapiens and Arabidopsis. Perhaps more significant are the common conditions that arise when the immune system malfunctions. There are many known autoimmune diseases in humans, but plants also suffer from them. In lesion mim...