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…
Special Topics Structure and activity 15 Aug 2018October 7, 2020 There is a reason why toxicologists love chemical structures. Because structures tell stories. And there is this cool model with a not-so-cool name that helps translate chemical goop into interesting…
Basics of Toxicology Exposure to pollutants 19 Apr 2018February 2, 2020 The concept of exposure is well-grained in our psyche. We wash our hands after using the loo and cover our mouths while sneezing when sick. We regularly avoid falling sick…
Basics of Toxicology Tracking pollutants indirectly 2 Mar 2018February 9, 2020 Imagine you are Sherlock Holmes. You have a case to solve. You need to find out if a population of species is exposed to a pollutant without directly looking for…
Basics of Toxicology How pollutants move through us 3 Feb 2018February 9, 2020 First, let's learn a new term -- xenobiotic. A xenobiotic is a compound that is foreign to an organism, i.e., it does not play a role in the organism's normal…
Basics of Toxicology How pollutants move through the environment 28 Jan 2018November 3, 2019 Toxicologists love chemical structures because structures tell a lot about a chemical, just like genes tell a lot about a person. And chemicals, like people, are also shaped by the…
