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Donation, Compensation, and the Moral Grammar of Biological Materials

Debates over paid plasma donation tend to cycle through familiar frames: altruistic gift, moral corruption, or exploitation of the vulnerable. This post steps back and asks a different question: what…
Posted by Kim Krawiec January 21, 2026No Comments

Taboo and Repugnant Roundup (Week of 1/12/26)

This week’s roundup spans symbolic honors, moral limits of markets, and biomedical supply chains. It opens with the Nobel Committee’s statement reaffirming the inalienability of the Nobel Prize after Trump-related…
Posted by Kim Krawiec January 12, 2026No Comments

Plasma, Incentives, and Global Markets

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Posted by Kim Krawiec October 17, 2025
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