Tooling with ethics in technology: a scoping review of responsible research and innovation tools by Julian “Iñaki” Goñi, Eugenia Rodrigues, Maria Jesus Parga, Martín Illanes, María José Millán

“…We find that (1) these tools tend to frame responsibility as general training or aimed at the development phase of technologies, while monitoring is underrepresented. (2) These toolkits often lack substantive conceptualisations of ethics ignoring contested paradigms. (3) Emerging digital and biotechnologies are over-represented in relation to other socio-technical infrastructures, and (4) there is a risk of a PDF-ization of ethics, as most toolkits are materially constructed as reading material and checklists. …”
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Bacterial Exopolysaccharides: From Production to Functional Features by Chouhra Talbi, Salma Elmarrkechy, Mourad Youssfi, Sarah Bouzroud, Meryem Belfquih, Aicha Sifou, Nezha Bouhaddou, Bouabid Badaoui, Abdelaali Balahbib, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Ilhame Bourais

“…The current review offers a thorough overview of bacterial EPS, their biosynthesis processes and regulation, and biotechnological strategies to increase their production. …”
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Noncoding RNA Transcripts during Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Hepatocytes by Aniela Skrzypczyk, Stephanie Kehr, Ilona Krystel, Stephan H. Bernhart, Shibashish Giri, Augustinus Bader, Peter F. Stadler

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A Vermetid Bioconstruction at the Adriatic Coast of Apulia (Italy) by Maria Mercurio, Isabella Coccia, Manuel Marra, Tamara Lazic, Giuseppe Corriero, Maria Flavia Gravina

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Clinical signs of caprine arthritis-encephalitis and disease-related pathomorphological changes by V. Yu. Koptev, N. А. Shkil, N. Yu. Balybina, I. N. Penkova

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Natural reproduction in tropical buffalo herds by Laura Gómez Estrada

“…Rapid onset of ovarian activity allows breeders to apply reproductive biotechnologies in early postpartum to improve reproductive outcomes. …”
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Chlorophyll performances as an indicator of compost quality: Effectiveness of liquid humic substances and compost tea by Bouchra El Hayany, Khaoula En-Nejmy, Ghizlen El Mezouari El Glaoui, Mohamed Hafidi, Loubna El Fels

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Sequencing Analysis of Invasive Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Isolates Secondary to Gastrointestinal Colonization by Gaetano Maugeri, Maddalena Calvo, Dafne Bongiorno, Dalida Bivona, Giuseppe Migliorisi, Grete Francesca Privitera, Guido Scalia, Stefania Stefani

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Photodegradation of lignin biowaste catalyzed by biosynthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles using the leaf extract of Aristotelia chilensis by Joelis Vera, Wence Herrera, Edward Hermosilla, Heidi Schalchli, Ramiro Díaz, Paola Fincheira, Amedea B. Seabra, Andrés Quiroz, Gonzalo Tortella, Olga Rubilar

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Noncoding RNAs in Health and Disease by Davide Barbagallo, Gaetano Vittone, Massimo Romani, Michele Purrello

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Geographical Discrimination of Ground Amazon Cocoa by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy: Influence of Sample Preparation by Fabielle Negrão Ferreira, Gilson Celso Albuquerque Chagas-Junior, Mozaniel Santana de Oliveira, Jhonatas Rodrigues Barbosa, Marcos Enê Chaves Oliveira, Alessandra Santos Lopes

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Evaluation of pancreatin stability through enzyme activity determination by Terra Gleysson De Paula, Vinícius De Farias Marcus, Trevisan Marcello Garcia, Garcia Jerusa Simone

“…Pancreatin is a biotechnological product containing an enzyme complex, obtained from porcine pancreas, that is employed in treating pancreatic diseases. …”
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A hammerhead ribozyme selects mechanically stable conformations for catalysis against viral RNA by Man Lu, Zhiqiang Cao, Luoan Xiong, Hongying Deng, Kangkang Ma, Ning Liu, Yanding Qin, Shen-Bo Chen, Jun-Hu Chen, Yao Li, Yijin Liu, Zhongbo Yu

“…Our understanding of the RNA catalytic mechanism will be beneficial for ribozyme’s biotechnological applications and as potential therapeutics against RNA viruses.…”
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Probing the design principles of photosynthetic systems through fluorescence noise measurement by Naama Maroudas-Sklare, Naama Goren, Shira Yochelis, Grzegorz Jung, Nir Keren, Yossi Paltiel

“…Abstract Elucidating the energetic processes which govern photosynthesis, the engine of life on earth, are an essential goal both for fundamental research and for cutting-edge biotechnological applications. Fluorescent signal of photosynthetic markers has long been utilised in this endeavour. …”
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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION IN THE CONTEMPORARY CONDITIONS by R. G. Strongin

“…The paper dwells on the specific characteristics of arising management problems closely connected with the development ofmultidisciplinary forestall education in the area of biomedicine and biotechnologies at the Nizhni Novgorod Lobachevsky State University. …”
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Micropattern of core-shell Ag@MCS/PEGDA nanoparticles fabricated by femtosecond laser maskless optical projection lithography by Fan-Chun Bin, Xin-Yi Wu, Jie Liu, Xian-Zi Dong, Teng Li, Qi Duan, Jian-Miao Zhang, Katsumasa Fujita, Mei-Ling Zheng

“…Therefore, the proposed protocol to prepare hydrogel core-shell micropattern by the home-built Fs-MOPL technique is prospective for potential applications in the biomedical and biotechnological fields, such as biosensors, cell imaging, and antimicrobial.…”
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Exploring space: ethical dilemmas for catholicism by Maurizio Balistreri

“…While the Church generally supports space exploration, biotechnologies such as genome editing, assisted reproduction, and artificial wombs – technologies potentially essential for human survival and reproduction in space – clash with its moral principles. …”
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Decoding the mystery of how bacteria “talk”: Among Gram-negative microorganisms by Wen-Si Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Kok-Gan Chan

“…Microorganisms such as bacteria are diverse in their impacts such as in spreading of infectious diseases or play a valuable role in biotechnological purposes. Hence, it is interesting to gain a look upon the ways where bacteria regulate their daily processes in the environment. …”
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A MICROPROPAGATION AND ACCLIMATIZATION OF LYCIUM BARBARUM L. MICROPLANTS TO EX VITRO CONDITIONS by Mihaela Cioloca, Andreea Tican, Monica Popa, Adrian Nicolae

“…Micropropagation techniques are used as biotechnological tools that allow the production of a large number of plants from small fragments taken from a mother plant in a relatively short period of time. …”
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The GLP-1R agonist semaglutide reshapes pancreatic cancer associated fibroblasts reducing collagen proline hydroxylation and favoring T lymphocyte infiltration by Chiara Cencioni, Silvia Malatesta, Virginia Vigiano Benedetti, Valerio Licursi, Livia Perfetto, Federica Conte, Danilo Ranieri, Armando Bartolazzi, Martina Kunkl, Loretta Tuosto, Alberto Larghi, Geny Piro, Antonio Agostini, Giampaolo Tortora, Vincenzo Corbo, Carmine Carbone, Francesco Spallotta

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