The Marmot report: accepting the poisoned chalice

The White Paper: opportunity or poisoned chalice?

The Rudd reforms: a poisoned chalice in the long run.

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Pseudokinase drug intervention: a potentially poisoned chalice.

Pseudokinases, the catalytically impaired component of the kinome, have recently been found to share more properties with active kinases than previously thought. In many pseudokinases, ATP binding and even some activity is preserved, highlighting these proteins as potential drug targets. In both active kinases and pseudokinases, binding of ATP or drugs in the nucleotide-binding pocket can stabi...

Replicating software engineering experiments: a poisoned chalice or the Holy Grail

Undertaking empirical work to understand the software engineering process is an increasingly common activity. However, due to the nature of most software engineering studies, drawing reliable conclusions from a single study is inherently dangerous. A single study will possess a large number of parameters, some controlled, some completely unconstrained. Any one of which can potentially cause a s...

The dark side of trust: When trust becomes a ‘poisoned chalice’

Trust is typically portrayed as beneficial to all concerned; something which is inherently good. In this article we focus on interpersonal trust and argue that, while there are undoubted benefits, trust can also be problematic; there are circumstances in which it can become a ‘poisoned chalice’ for one or other of the parties involved. We question whether the potential for negative experiences ...