Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) was proposed in 1998 as a portable sequence-based
method for identifying clonal relationships among bacteria. Today, in the whole-genome era …

This paper reviews the history of sterilization of women with intellectual disabilities, and
considers its relevance to current practice regarding reproductive choice and futures. The …

Disability, facilitated sex and the role of the nurse Aim. The aim of this paper is to explore the
role that nurses can play in acknowledging and facilitating the sexual needs of disabled …

The rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has led to an urgent need for rapid detection of drug
resistance in clinical samples, and improvements in global surveillance. Here we show how …

Bacteria pose unique challenges for genome-wide association studies because of strong
structuring into distinct strains and substantial linkage disequilibrium across the genome 1 …

Breastfeeding rates in the United Kingdom (UK) are one of the lowest in the developed
world and certainly the lowest in Europe. There have been numerous studies of …

Objective: to explore women's experiences and perceptions of baby feeding and to explore
the explanations offered by women who choose to either breast or bottle feed. Design: a …

In common with other bacterial taxa, members of the genus Neisseria are classified using a
range of phenotypic and biochemical approaches, which are not entirely satisfactory in …

The primacy of women's physical appearance in the modern Western world is well
documented within the literature, but it is assumed that this is no longer significant during …

It is with some justification that prostitution is known as the world's oldest profession. Yet,
although prostitution seems to be endemic in human societies of any complexity, the nature …