Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Microorganisms in Medicine and Therapeutics

Microorganisms in Medicine and Therapeutics

Microorganisms play a fundamental role in vaccine development, gene therapy, and therapeutic production. Their biological properties are harnessed to advance medicine and public health. Beyond immunization, microorganisms contribute to gut health, antibiotic synthesis, and genetic disease treatment.Live Attenuated and Inactivated VaccinesLive attenuated vaccines, such as the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, utilize weakened forms of pathogens to closely resemble natural infections.

Gene Regulation in Microbial Communities: Quorum Sensing

Gene Regulation in Microbial Communities: Quorum Sensing

Quorum sensing is a mechanism of bacterial communication that enables coordinated gene expression in response to changes in population density. This facilitates collective behaviors that enhance survival, resource acquisition, and ecological adaptation. This process relies on small signaling molecules called autoinducers that accumulate as bacterial populations grow. When a critical threshold concentration of autoinducers is reached, bacterial cells collectively modify gene expression,...

Synthetic Biology

Synthetic Biology

Synthetic biology is an interdisciplinary science that involves using principles from disciplines such as engineering, molecular biology, cell biology, and systems biology. It involves remodeling existing organisms from nature or constructing completely new synthetic organisms for applications such as protein or enzyme production, bioremediation, value-added macromolecule production, and the addition of desirable traits to crops, to name a few.
Golden rice
Golden rice is a genetically modified...

Environmental Applications of Microorganisms

Environmental Applications of Microorganisms

Microorganisms play a pivotal role in maintaining ecosystem balance by recycling essential elements such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, as well as supporting processes like bioremediation, wastewater treatment, and biofuel production.Microbes in Elemental CyclesIn the carbon cycle, microorganisms decompose organic matter, releasing carbon dioxide via aerobic respiration. This carbon dioxide is subsequently used by photosynthetic organisms to synthesize organic compounds, closing the...

CRISPR

CRISPR

Genome editing technologies allow scientists to modify an organism’s DNA via the addition, removal, or rearrangement of genetic material at specific genomic locations. These types of techniques could potentially be used to cure genetic disorders such as hemophilia and sickle cell anemia. One popular and widely used DNA-editing research tool that could lead to safe and effective cures for genetic disorders is the CRISPR-Cas9 system. CRISPR-Cas9 stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Roadmap for integrated One Health AMR surveillance in Nordic countries.

Public health·2026

Same author

A queer feminist posthuman framework for bioethics: on vulnerability, antimicrobial resistance, and justice.

Monash bioethics review·2024

Same author

Exploring Antibiotic Use in the Community: A Household-Based Survey Using the Drug Bag Method in Rural Burkina Faso.

Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)·2024

Same author

Guidelines to practice in hospitals at home: safe and effective continuous infusion pumps substantially increased penicillin use in erysipelas treatment.

European journal of public health·2024

Same author

From super-wicked problems to more-than-human justice: new bioethical frameworks for antimicrobial resistance and climate emergency.

Monash bioethics review·2024

Same author

Feminist Concerns About Artificial Womb Technology.

The American journal of bioethics : AJOB·2023

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 10, 2025

Microbial Communities in Nature and Laboratory - Interview

Microbial Communities in Nature and Laboratory - Interview

Published on: May 28, 2007

Doing ethics with microbes: toward a queer feminist posthuman framework for bioethics.

Tiia Sudenkaarne¹, Salla Sariola¹,

¹Sociology/CSSM, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland.

Wellcome Open Research

|October 11, 2024

Summary

The Centre for the Social Study of Microbes introduces a novel queer feminist posthuman bioethics framework. This approach promotes more-than-human justice and integrates social justice for microbial and human well-being.

Keywords:

Social study of microbes care feminist bioethics justice more-than-human queer bioethics vulnerability

More Related Videos

Co-culture of Living Microbiome with Microengineered Human Intestinal Villi in a Gut-on-a-Chip Microfluidic Device

Co-culture of Living Microbiome with Microengineered Human Intestinal Villi in a Gut-on-a-Chip Microfluidic Device

Published on: August 30, 2016

Author Spotlight: Revolutionizing Research on Vaginal Microbiome Interactions Using a Vaginal Chip

Author Spotlight: Revolutionizing Research on Vaginal Microbiome Interactions Using a Vaginal Chip

Published on: February 16, 2024

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 10, 2025

Microbial Communities in Nature and Laboratory - Interview

Microbial Communities in Nature and Laboratory - Interview

Published on: May 28, 2007

Co-culture of Living Microbiome with Microengineered Human Intestinal Villi in a Gut-on-a-Chip Microfluidic Device

Co-culture of Living Microbiome with Microengineered Human Intestinal Villi in a Gut-on-a-Chip Microfluidic Device

Published on: August 30, 2016

Author Spotlight: Revolutionizing Research on Vaginal Microbiome Interactions Using a Vaginal Chip

Author Spotlight: Revolutionizing Research on Vaginal Microbiome Interactions Using a Vaginal Chip

Published on: February 16, 2024

Area of Science:

Microbiology
Bioethics
Social Sciences
Environmental Science

Background:

The Centre for the Social Study of Microbes (CSSM) addresses complex human-microbial interrelations.
Urgent need for new approaches to antimicrobial resistance, environmental, and climate change challenges.
Research spans global fermentation, bioremediation, aquatic microbes, and urban ecosystems.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop novel theoretical and methodological approaches for understanding human-microbial relations.
To integrate artistic and performative practices with ethnography for embodied microbial perspectives.
To propose a new bioethical framework addressing human exceptionalism and promoting more-than-human justice.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis utilizing a queer feminist posthuman framework.
Integration of ethnography with artistic practices (felting, painting, installation, sculpture, audiovisual).
Development of experimental methodologies to engage with microbial agency beyond textuality.

Main Results:

A novel bioethical framework is proposed, challenging human exceptionalism.
The framework seeks to unite social justice issues with more-than-human justice.
It aims to foster solidarity between diverse justice movements.

Conclusions:

The proposed framework offers a radical reorientation for bioethics and social science research on microbes.
It provides a foundation for policies addressing broader bioethical and philosophical concerns.
This initiative bridges theoretical insights with practical applications for microbial studies and social justice.