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The Science of Breaking Bad: Would You Know If Meth Was Cooked inside Your House?

October 8, 2019

The results of a recent study raise questions about whether current surface detection methods allow people living inside a fo...

CRISPRed Fruit Flies Mimic Monarch Butterfly—and Could Make You Puke

October 3, 2019

Scientists recreate in flies the mutations that let monarch butterflies eat toxic milkweed with impunity

Researchers Find Lead in Turmeric

September 25, 2019

Some spice processors in Bangladesh use an industrial lead chromate pigment to imbue turmeric with a bright yellow color priz...

Forensic Proteomics, a New Tool for Crime Labs and Anthropology

September 10, 2019

Proteomics technology could be used where samples are old or degraded, and to back up results from DNA analysis

Could Recreating Freshwater Lakes Help Trial Plastic Alternatives?

September 4, 2019

In the first experiment of its kind, scientists are looking at new ways to test how plastics degrade in water—which cou...

Sea Snail Compound Reduces Cancer Risk

August 26, 2019

Potential for new drug to prevent colorectal cancer tumors

Scorpion Toxin That Targets 'Wasabi Receptor' May Help Solve Mystery of Chronic Pain

August 23, 2019

Discovery may eventually lead to the development of new kinds of non-opioid pain relievers

Insight into Cells' 'Self-Eating' Process Could Pave the Way for New Dementia Treatments

August 21, 2019

A recent peer-reviewed, observational study conducted in cells has shed light on the mechanisms behind autophagy and how...

Pancreatic Cancer: Less Toxic, More Enduring Drug May Improve Therapy

August 12, 2019

The drug, an experimental compound called PTC596, has a durable half-life and can evade a pump that many cancer cells us...

Multiplex Quantitative PCR in Wildlife Toxicology

July 15, 2019

Dr. Ronald J. Kendall is head of the Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory and professor of Environmental Toxicology in the Departme...

A New Drug Target for Chemically Induced Parkinson's Disease

June 24, 2019

Researchers believe an enzyme targeted to the neuronal mitochondria may be responsible for converting compounds from alcohol,...

Wristband Samplers Show Similar Chemical Exposure across Three Continents

April 23, 2019

The wristbands, which absorb chemicals from air and skin, are an excellent screening tool for population exposures to organic...

Microalgae as Natural Detector of Environmental Safety

February 20, 2019

Scientists propose to use the biomarkers of the oxidative stress—antioxidants—in microalgae as an indicator of en...

Detecting Fentanyl and Its Analogs

February 4, 2019

Toxicologists turn to chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify compounds

In Vitro Toxicology Testing by SGS for Cosmetics, Medical Devices, and More

October 25, 2018

SGS announced the availability of in vitro toxicology testing at its Mississauga (Ontario) laboratory facility

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