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Understand-omics

15 Apr 2019November 3, 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 2019November 3, 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 2019January 5, 2020
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 2019November 3, 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 2019November 3, 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,…
Basics of Toxicology

Estimating risk to non-humans

28 Dec 2018November 3, 2019
To get a basic understanding of risk, I recommend reading Estimating risks to humans first There has been much talk about bees and pesticides recently. Especially, how a class of…
Basics of Toxicology

Estimating risk to humans

25 Dec 2018December 18, 2019
We all know sharks can be dangerous. But most of us don't spend our waking hours worrying about sharks because we rarely encounter them. This might change if you had…
Basics of Toxicology

Testing for toxicity

21 Dec 2018February 2, 2020
Before I explain why and how scientists test the toxicity of a chemical, it is important to reiterate a concept: the dose makes the poison. For the most, there is…
Special Topics

Correlation vs Causation

18 Dec 2018February 2, 2020
  As noted in this classic science comic, people often think correlation implies causation. And this is probably every scientist's pet peeve -- it is definitely one of mine. Let's…
Basics of Toxicology

How pollutants harm us

3 Dec 2018February 9, 2020
If you read the news regularly, you will know that journalists love talking about how x, y and z chemicals are bad for humans and/or the environment. These articles talk…
Recent News

Can your pet’s pest control product harm you?

2 Dec 2018November 3, 2019
This post was originally published in Envirobites If you have put a flea or tick powder on your dog (Figure 1) or cat, you likely got exposed to the chemical…

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