Toxicology – Page 3
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PodcastCacodyl
It made Robert Bunsen seriously ill, Michael Faraday thought it 'barbaric' to use in battle and even Fritz Haber – the 'father of chemical warfare' – abandoned it after a fatal accident in his lab. This week, Mike Freemantle tells the story of tetramethyldiarsine, otherwise known as cacodyl.
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PodcastMyristicin
The spice that gives your Christmas eggnog its distinctive taste and aroma is also a toxic narcotic that played an important role in international history
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ResearchFluorinated compounds in cosmetic products
Moisturisers, shaving foam and foundation investigated as sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
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ReviewBitter Pills: The Global War on Counterfeit Drugs
Muhammad Zaman’s book gives an account of the challenges facing drug regulators worldwide
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NewsEPA move could bring asbestos back in America
Health advocates fret at US environment agency’s proposal to make ‘new uses’ of asbestos-containing products legal, but EPA says not to worry
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ResearchAI tool could save on animal tests
Algorithm could also help unravel poisoning or environmental contamination cases
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NewsNovichok poisoning breakthrough as original container found
Decontamination efforts continue as source of nerve agent found in victim’s house
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NewsChemical weapons watchdog confirms UK’s nerve agent findings
Independent international investigators verify that a Novichok agent was used in attempted assassination of former Russian spy in Salisbury
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ReviewVenom: killer and cure
Emma Stoye reviews a celebration of toxic critters large and small at London’s Natural History Museum
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ResearchDeadly component of centipede venom identified
Neurotoxin allows poisonous predator to subdue a mouse within half a minute
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ReviewMore molecules of murder
Aurora Walshe reviews a book that walks the line between morbid and fascinating
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NewsMisconduct scandal hits UK forensics lab
Thousands of criminal cases may have to be revisited due to botched drug tests
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ResearchCosmetic and perfume sales staff exposed to high phthalate levels
Exposure poses potential risks for pregnant women working in retail
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BusinessChuck Norris versus gadolinium
US action star is suing 11 drug firms for $10m, claiming his wife was poisoned by gadolinium from her MRIs
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NewsNew guidelines to standardise toxicity testing for nanomaterials
OECD hopes methods will ensure companies are singing from same song sheet on nanosafety
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FeatureArsenic and rice - a growing problem?
Hayley Bennett highlights rice’s natural affinity for arsenic and what researchers are doing about it
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ResearchFluorescent test strip detects deadly phosgene gas
Portable test checks for industrial gas leaks and chemical attacks
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NewsUS chemical lobby welcomes congressional probe of cancer research agency
House panel requests an NIH briefing about why it didn’t publish glyphosate study results
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NewsMillions of 'bad eggs' recalled in contamination scandal
Investigations into how chicken eggs across Europe came to contain fipronil are still ongoing