NAS reports Preparing for Future Biotech Products 16 Oct 2019October 19, 2019 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…
NAS reports What this section (NAS reports) hopes to achieve 15 Oct 2019October 19, 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 2019October 16, 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…
Tox21 What studies should we believe? 9 Sep 2019October 16, 2019 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 2019October 16, 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 2019October 16, 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…
Tox21 Understand-omics 15 Apr 2019October 14, 2019 I must confess, when I first heard about omics, I didn't grasp it. It seemed complicated, but I assure you that it is far from it! Omics is an exciting…
Tox21 Pathway-based toxicology 19 Feb 2019October 16, 2019 Think about the ripple effect. Where one thing causes a series of other things to happen, and the small changes lead to a big impact. Continue reading "Pathway-based toxicology"
Tox21 How toxicology needs to change 26 Jan 2019October 16, 2019 We spoke in some length about why toxicology needs to change. There are several problems with the way we test for toxicity currently, including our use of animals and archaic…
Recent News How climate change can alter the toxicity of chemicals 10 Jan 2019October 16, 2019 This post was originally published in Envirobites Introduction We know climate change can affect our health in a multitude of ways— like by increasing rates of many diseases and temperature-related…
Tox21 Why toxicology needs to change 7 Jan 2019October 16, 2019 Like most people, you may have suffered from a common cold, headache or muscle ache. And you probably took an Aspirin to relieve the symptoms. But if today's safety standards…
Tox21 What this section (Tox21) hopes to achieve 28 Dec 2018January 5, 2019 The field of toxicology has been around for centuries. But in our modern world, it is more important than ever before. There are 80,000 chemicals in the environment today, and,…
