Adopting the Unentrained Orphan

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...

Adopting orphan drugs--two dozen years of treating rare diseases.

445 ing or evaluating the work of so many volunteers. Some organizations conduct internal evaluations, and they tend to agree with experienced volunteers on some guidelines for effective overseas missions. It is best, they say, to send an advance team so that requirements such as lodging, an adequate electrical supply, clinic space, and surgical facilities can be anticipated. Many stress the im...

adopting literature in the EFL classroom

The Aid Orphan Myth

The term ‘aid orphan’ refers to a developing country forgotten or abandoned by the development community. This metaphor has featured prominently in the development assistance policy and research literature over the past decade. Development practitioners, policy makers and researchers have defined aid orphans in manifold ways and often expressed concern over the potential fate or impact of such ...

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...