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4Sphingosine 1-phosphate plays a role in lymphocyte egress from lymphoid organs. However, it remains unclear how S1P production and secretion are regulated. We show that under inflammatory conditions, α9 integrin, which is closely associated with activated β1 integrin, and its ligand, tenascin-C, colocalize on medullary and cortical sinuses of draining lymph nodes, which is a gate for lymphocyte exit, and that inhibition of lymphocyte egress is evident by blockade of α9 integrin-mediated signalin…Read more
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How to evolve a good of your own : the biological interests of instant organismsIn Ronald L. Sandler & John Basl (eds.), Designer Biology: The Ethics of Intensively Engineering Biological and Ecological Systems, Lexington Books. 2013.
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117Liberty for CorvidsPublic Affairs Quarterly 31 (3): 231-254. 2017.We argue that at least some corvids morally ought to be granted a right to bodily liberty in the US legal system and relevantly similar systems. This right would grant immunity to frivolous captivity and extermination. Implementing this right will require new legislation or the expansion of existing legislation including the elimination of various "pest" clauses. This paper proceeds in three parts. First, we survey accounts of the moral grounds of legal rights. Second, to establish an overlappin…Read more
Bowling Green State University
PhD, 2020
Bowling Green, Ohio, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Meta-Ethics |
Animal Ethics |
Environmental Ethics |
Areas of Interest
Medical Ethics |
Applied Ethics |
Philosophy of Biology |