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View article: First-in-Human Study of a First-in-Class AI-Designed Monoclonal Antibody (GB-0669) Against the Conserved SARS-CoV-2 Spike S2 Stem Helix
First-in-Human Study of a First-in-Class AI-Designed Monoclonal Antibody (GB-0669) Against the Conserved SARS-CoV-2 Spike S2 Stem Helix Open
Background Antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain provided effective COVID-19 treatment until resistant variants emerged. GB-0669 is a half-life extended monoclonal antibody optimized using artificial intelligence,…
View article: 7. A39 and the Tin Crisis
7. A39 and the Tin Crisis Open
On 24 October 1985, the tin market collapses after the buffer stock manager of the International Tin Council runs out of money and can no longer buy tin on the London Metal Exchange to maintain the high price that keeps Cornish mines viabl…
View article: 2. Into A39
2. Into A39 Open
After parting with Miracle Theatre comes a period reviewing the significance of that experience in the light of British art, class and culture, and the need to express political commitment and class identity in relation to the developing h…
View article: 11. One & All! An unofficial history of Cornish tin mining
11. One & All! An unofficial history of Cornish tin mining Open
The complete script of One & All!–an unofficial history of tin mining in Cornwall, revised version (post Tin Crisis), by Paul Farmer and Mark Kilburn.
View article: 1. A Tour through the Miners’ Strike
1. A Tour through the Miners’ Strike Open
I start a professional arts career by accident, driving an underpowered bus around the lanes, trunk roads and motorways of Cornwall and England to transport Miracle Theatre, a small-scale Cornish theatre company on a tour of an adaptation …
View article: 6. A39 International
6. A39 International Open
Our European tour is radically different to A39’s barnstorming round Cornwall. We set off in Lucy’s battered Renault 12, the four of us packed inside with our clothes, costumes, instruments, two tents and camping gear. We take the ferry fr…
View article: 10. ‘How much easier it is to honour the dead than to value the living’—The Tale of Trevithick’s Tower
10. ‘How much easier it is to honour the dead than to value the living’—The Tale of Trevithick’s Tower Open
A key concept for the new show is ‘levels of pretence’—the principle derived from McGrath’s observations on the sophistication of popular engagement with issues of identity in the performance of pantomime. In One & All!, for example, who w…
View article: 3. One & All!
3. One & All! Open
The conditions of Thatcher’s 1980s exposes those on the Left to government attack. The miners, organised in the National Union of Mineworkers with Arthur Scargill as President, are perceived by Thatcher’s cabal as a primary enemy to be des…
View article: 5. Touring One & All!
5. Touring One & All! Open
The first performance of One & All! is at the Crypt Centre in Truro at the end of March 1985 before a small audience of members and friends. Then we set out on tour to other community initiatives, local Labour groups, and anyone else who m…
View article: After the Miners’ Strike
After the Miners’ Strike Open
In this rich memoir, the first of two volumes, Paul Farmer traces the story of A39, the Cornish political theatre group he co-founded and ran from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Farmer offers a unique insight into A39’s creation, operat…
View article: 9. Building the New Show
9. Building the New Show Open
Brecht on Theatre becomes a significant influence at this time. In this A39 was moving against the structuralist/poststructuralist/postmodernist flow of academic fashion, but we have no connection with that world and it has no resonance in…
View article: 8. A39 Into 1986: The State of Things
8. A39 Into 1986: The State of Things Open
A39 enacts ‘point of action’ socialism: the conditions of Thatcher’s Britain means that every day is a crisis for a socialist and the members share experiences of the organised Left that render us wary of its shortcomings and pitfalls. A39…
View article: 4. Street Theatre and Cabaret
4. Street Theatre and Cabaret Open
Street theatre is another core activity of A39 and has a strong influence on our developing performance style. We use the same material and attitude to develop a cabaret act. Political and satirical songs are interspersed with more avant g…
View article: 12. The Tale of Trevithick’s Tower
12. The Tale of Trevithick’s Tower Open
The complete script of The Tale of Trevithick’s Tower by Paul Farmer and Mark Kilburn.
View article: Designing and implementing equity-based pandemic preparedness and response learning modules: lessons from a multi-country short-course
Designing and implementing equity-based pandemic preparedness and response learning modules: lessons from a multi-country short-course Open
The training contributed to a new level of understanding of the social determinants of health and equity issues surrounding pandemic preparedness and response. This course elucidated the intersection of racism and wealth inequality; the ro…
View article: Uterine fibroid: a socially malignant illness in Haiti
Uterine fibroid: a socially malignant illness in Haiti Open
This qualitative study documented the effects of uterine fibroids on the suffering of women in Haiti. It makes a unique contribution by re-socializing this disease, by making visible the social inequalities and what is at stake for the wom…
View article: Designing and implementing equity-based pandemic preparedness and response learning modules: Lessons from a multi-country short-course
Designing and implementing equity-based pandemic preparedness and response learning modules: Lessons from a multi-country short-course Open
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has had disproportionate impacts across race, social class, and geography. Insufficient attention has been paid to addressing the massive inequities worsened by COVID-19. In July 2020, Partners In Health (P…
View article: Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine COVID-19 seminar series: COVID and surgical, anesthetic and obstetric care
Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine COVID-19 seminar series: COVID and surgical, anesthetic and obstetric care Open
On May 21, 2020, the Harvard Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) hosted a webinar as part of the Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine’s COVID-19 webinar series. The goal of PGSSC’s virtual …
View article: How the Voice of People with Mental Health Problems, Families and the Voluntary Sector Changed the Landscape
How the Voice of People with Mental Health Problems, Families and the Voluntary Sector Changed the Landscape Open
The years 1960–2010 mark a period of radical transformation for mental health in Britain. Like all social change, there were many actors in enabling the transformation to take place. This chapter focuses on the role of people with lived ex…
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The California Series in Public Anthropology emphasizes the anthropologist's role as an engaged intellectual.It continues anthropology's commitment to being an ethnographic witness, to describing, in human terms, how life is lived beyond t…
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The California Series in Public Anthropology emphasizes the anthropologist's role as an engaged intellectual.It continues anthropology's commitment to being an ethnographic witness, to describing, in human terms, how life is lived beyond t…
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The California Series in Public Anthropology emphasizes the anthropologist's role as an engaged intellectual.It continues anthropology's commitment to being an ethnographic witness, to describing, in human terms, how life is lived beyond t…
View article: Global Health in the Age of COVID-19: Responsive Health Systems Through a Right to Health Fund.
Global Health in the Age of COVID-19: Responsive Health Systems Through a Right to Health Fund. Open
We propose that a Right to Health Capacity Fund (R2HCF) be created as a central institution of a reimagined global health architecture developed in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Such a fund would help ensure the strong health sys…
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The California Series in Public Anthropology emphasizes the anthropologist's role as an engaged intellectual.It continues anthropology's commitment to being an ethnographic witness, to describing, in human terms, how life is lived beyond t…
View article: Frontmatter
Frontmatter Open
The California Series in Public Anthropology emphasizes the anthropologist's role as an engaged intellectual.It continues anthropology's commitment to being an ethnographic witness, to describing, in human terms, how life is lived beyond t…
View article: Frontmatter
Frontmatter Open
The California Series in Public Anthropology emphasizes the anthropologist's role as an engaged intellectual.It continues anthropology's commitment to being an ethnographic witness, to describing, in human terms, how life is lived beyond t…
View article: Frontmatter
Frontmatter Open
The California Series in Public Anthropology emphasizes the anthropologist's role as an engaged intellectual.It continues anthropology's commitment to being an ethnographic witness, to describing, in human terms, how life is lived beyond t…