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NAS reports

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…
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…
Tox21

How toxicology needs to change

26 Jan 2019December 29, 2021
Featured image:  A change is coming? Image source: Amman Wahab Nizamani [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons We spoke in some length about why toxicology needs to change. There…
Basics of Toxicology

Testing for toxicity

21 Dec 2018December 29, 2021
Featured image: A lot of toxicity testing takes place in the lab (Yakuzakorat [CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons) Before I explain why and how scientists test the toxicity…
Special Topics

Correlation vs Causation

18 Dec 2018December 29, 2021
Featured image: A comic strip explaining the difference between correlation and causation. Image source: xkcd.com  As noted in this classic science comic, people often think correlation implies causation. And this…
Basics of Toxicology

What’s environmental toxicology?

2 Jan 2018October 29, 2021
Feature image: Paracelsus is considered the Father of Toxicology {{PD-old}} Environmental toxicology is the study of the harmful effects of substances on humans and other organisms in the environment. To…
Winner of the  General science posts and graphics category in the ScienceSeeker Awards 2019

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