Articles with "silver bullets" as a keyword



No silver bullets: Why understanding software cycle time is messy, not magic

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Published in 2025 at "Empirical Software Engineering"

DOI: 10.1007/s10664-025-10735-w

Abstract: Understanding factors that influence software development velocity is crucial for engineering teams and organizations, yet empirical evidence at scale remains limited. A more robust understanding of the dynamics of cycle time may help practitioners avoid… read more here.

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Corrigendum: All options, not silver bullets, needed to limit global warming to 1.5 °C: a scenario appraisal (2021 Environ. Res. Lett. 16 064037)

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Published in 2023 at "Environmental Research Letters"

DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/acbf6a

Abstract: Lila Warszawski1,∗, Elmar Kriegler, Timothy M Lenton, Owen Gaffney, Daniela Jacob, Daniel Klingenfeld, Ryu Koide, María Máñez Costa, Dirk Messner, Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Peter Schlosser, Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Sander van der Leeuw, Gail Whiteman… read more here.

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Dodging silver bullets: good CRISPR gene-drive design is critical for eradicating exotic vertebrates

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Published in 2017 at "Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences"

DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0799

Abstract: Self-replicating gene drives that can spread deleterious alleles through animal populations have been promoted as a much needed but controversial ‘silver bullet’ for controlling invasive alien species. Homing-based drives comprise an endonuclease and a guide… read more here.

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Bioactive Compounds: Multi-Targeting Silver Bullets for Preventing and Treating Breast Cancer

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Published in 2019 at "Cancers"

DOI: 10.3390/cancers11101563

Abstract: Each cell in our body is designed with a self-destructive trigger, and if damaged, can happily sacrifice itself for the sake of the body. This process of self-destruction to safeguard the adjacent normal cells is… read more here.

Keywords: normal cells; silver bullets; cell death; cancer ... See more keywords