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    Novel Cyclic Templates of alpha-MSH Give Highly Selective and Potent Antagonists/Agonists for Human Melanocortin-3/4 Receptors

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    Natural Kinds, Similarity, and Individual Cases: Ontological Presuppositions and Ethical Implications

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    The ethical implications of medical research and clinical practice are addressed by (a) questioning the ontological presuppositions of such notions as kinds and similarity, both object-to-object and object-to-category; (b) applying this strategy to the particular case of medicine and biomedical science, with a focus on the notion of kinds of patients; and (c) suggesting a way for researchers and clinicians to take advantage of the ontological perspective, connecting creative approaches to responsible, ethical choices
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