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Discovery of a novel neonicotinoid insecticide effect

30 Jan 2021February 13, 2021
This article (slightly edited below) was published in Department of Entomology newsletter at Iowa State University: https://www.ent.iastate.edu/department-entomology-alumni-news-2021 Featured image was taken from Wikimedia commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lepidoptera_Diversity.jpg Niranjana Krishnan writes: I started…
Tox21

STEPping into the world of computational toxicology

21 Nov 2020November 21, 2020
This report was provided to the Society of Toxicology following my selection as one of the recipients of the Supplemental Training for Education Program (STEP) award in 2020. While my…
Recent News

Are everywhere chemicals contributing to lifestyle diseases?

30 Jan 2020November 27, 2020
This post was originally published in Envirobites Article: Radke EG, Galizia A, Thayer KA, Cooper GS. 2019. Phthalate exposure and metabolic effects: a systematic review of the human epidemiological evidence. Environment…
NAS reports

Assessing risk to endangered species

5 Jan 2020January 28, 2021
The “Assessing Risk to Endangered and Threatened Species from Pesticides” National Academy Sciences (NAS) report was released in 2013. The report can be read or downloaded here for free: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/18344/assessing-risks-to-endangered-and-threatened-species-from-pesticides.…
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Science and Decisions

2 Nov 2019February 9, 2020
The “Science and Decisions: Advancing Risk Assessment” National Academy Sciences (NAS) report was released in 2009. The report can be read or downloaded here for free: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12209/science-and-decisions-advancing-risk-assessment. All images used…
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What’s true when it comes to chemical regulations in the U.S.

20 Oct 2019January 3, 2020
Given the details and complexities of chemical regulation, it is not surprising that there is some confusion over what it entails. It took me several classes and specific readings to…
NAS reports

Preparing for future biotech products

16 Oct 2019January 5, 2020
The "Preparing for Future Products of Biotechnology" National Academy Sciences (NAS) report was released in 2017. The report can be read or downloaded here for free: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24605/preparing-for-future-products-of-biotechnology. All images used…
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What this section (NAS reports) hopes to achieve

15 Oct 2019October 26, 2019
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is an independent, non-profit organization that consists of U.S.'s leading researchers. It was founded by the U.S. government in 1863 and was charged to…
Recent News

Forever Chemicals: What’s going on

27 Sep 2019November 3, 2019
This post was originally published in Envirobites Kirk M, Smurthwaite K, Bräunig J, Trevenar S, D’Este C, Lucas R, Lal A, Korda R,Clements A, Mueller J, Armstrong B. The PFAS…
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What studies should we believe?

9 Sep 2019February 2, 2020
Have you come across scientific studies that produced opposing conclusions on the same topic? Are carbohydrates responsible for weight gain? Does the pesticide glyphosate cause cancer? Does Prozac effectively treat…
Special Topics

Why synthetic chemicals seem more toxic than natural ones

24 Aug 2019December 7, 2019
This post was originally published in Aeon Magazine. I wrote this article in the hope that it addresses the disproportionate fear that many people associate with chemicals, and to also…
Recent News

How hormones in lakes harm aquatic life

13 May 2019November 3, 2019
This post was originally published in Envirobites Article: Kidd KA, Paterson MJ, Rennie MD, Podemski CL, Findlay DL, Blanchfield PJ, Liber K. 2014 Direct and indirect responses of a freshwater…

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