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Do humans prefer altruistic mates? Testing a link between sexual selection and altruism towards non-relatives (2008)
Journal Article
Phillips, T., Barnard, C., Ferguson, E., & Reader, T. (2008). Do humans prefer altruistic mates? Testing a link between sexual selection and altruism towards non-relatives. British Journal of Psychology, 99(4), 555-572. https://doi.org/10.1348/000712608X298467

Humans are often seen as unusual in displaying altruistic behaviour towards nonrelatives. Here we outline and test a hypothesis that human altruistic traits evolved as a result of sexual selection. We develop a psychometric scale to measure mate pref... Read More about Do humans prefer altruistic mates? Testing a link between sexual selection and altruism towards non-relatives.

Acceptability of blood and blood substitutes (2008)
Journal Article
Ferguson, E., Prowse, C., Townsend, E., Spence, A., van Hilten, J., & Lowe, K. (2008). Acceptability of blood and blood substitutes. Journal of Internal Medicine, 263(3), 244-255. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01897.x

Alternatives to donor blood have been developed in part to meet increasing demand. However, new biotechnologies are often associated with increased perceptions of risk and low acceptance. This paper reviews developments of alternatives and presents d... Read More about Acceptability of blood and blood substitutes.