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Carmen McLeod

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Articles 9
Citations 78
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Molecular Biology
Science
Medical Ethics
Top 10 Co-Authors
Brigitte Nerlich
Sarah Hartley
Ralph Ennis-Davis
Richard Grenyer
Roxana Chis
Monika Fischer
Huiping Xu
Benjamin H Mullish
Abby Edmison
Angela Juby
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EMBO Rep
Public Underst Sci
Energy Res Soc Sci
Trends Biotechnol
Sci Technol Human Values
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Recent Articles
1.
The Sustainable Path to a Circular Bioeconomy
Hadley Kershaw E, Hartley S, McLeod C, Polson P
Trends Biotechnol . 2020 Nov; 39(6):542-545. PMID: 33246659
Circular bioeconomy is gaining prominence in academic, policy, and industry contexts, linking circular economy and bioeconomy agendas in service of sustainability. However, it is at risk of developing in narrow,...
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In search of stool donors: a multicenter study of prior knowledge, perceptions, motivators, and deterrents among potential donors for fecal microbiota transplantation
McSweeney B, Allegretti J, Fischer M, Xu H, Goodman K, Monaghan T, et al.
Gut Microbes . 2019 May; 11(1):51-62. PMID: 31122134
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a highly effective therapy for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection. Stool donors are essential, but difficult to recruit and retain. We aimed to identify factors influencing...
3.
Responsibility and Laboratory Animal Research Governance
McLeod C, Hartley S
Sci Technol Human Values . 2018 Jul; 43(4):723-741. PMID: 30008495
The use of animals in experiments and research remains highly contentious. Laboratory animal research governance provides guidance and regulatory frameworks to oversee the use and welfare of laboratory animals and...
4.
Risk in synthetic biology-views from the lab: Early career scientists' concerns about synthetic biology open up new perspectives on risk and responsibility in research
McLeod C, de Saille S, Nerlich B
EMBO Rep . 2018 Jun; 19(7). PMID: 29858485
No abstract available.
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The microbiome and its publics: A participatory approach for engaging publics with the microbiome and its implications for health and hygiene
Hodgetts T, Grenyer R, Greenhough B, McLeod C, Dwyer A, Lorimer J
EMBO Rep . 2018 May; 19(6). PMID: 29777052
No abstract available.
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Working with bacteria and putting bacteria to work: The biopolitics of synthetic biology for energy in the United Kingdom
McLeod C, Nerlich B, Mohr A
Energy Res Soc Sci . 2017 Sep; 30:35-42. PMID: 28920015
The UK government has made significant investment into so called 'fourth-generation' biofuel technologies. These biofuels are based on engineering the metabolic pathways of bacteria in order to create products compatible...
7.
Synthetic biology, metaphors and responsibility
McLeod C, Nerlich B
Life Sci Soc Policy . 2017 Aug; 13(1):13. PMID: 28849542
Metaphors are not just decorative rhetorical devices that make speech pretty. They are fundamental tools for thinking about the world and acting on the world. The language we use to...
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The dilemma of raising awareness "responsibly": The need to discuss controversial research with the public raises a conundrum for scientists: when is the right time to start public debates?
Nerlich B, McLeod C
EMBO Rep . 2016 Mar; 17(4):481-5. PMID: 26988254
No abstract available.
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Opening up animal research and science-society relations? A thematic analysis of transparency discourses in the United Kingdom
McLeod C, Hobson-West P
Public Underst Sci . 2015 May; 25(7):791-806. PMID: 26009149
The use of animals in scientific research represents an interesting case to consider in the context of the contemporary preoccupation with transparency and openness in science and governance. In the...