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Toxicology: The learning curve
Researchers say that some chemicals have unexpected and potent effects at very low doses — but regulators aren't convinced.
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THE LEARNING CURVE
What if, for a large and potent class of compounds, lower doses pose higher risks? A growing number of academic researchers are making just such a claim for endocrine disrupters, a large group of synthetic chemicals able to interact with cellular hormone receptors. Vom Saal and his colleagues believe that very low doses of these compounds in the environment are contributing to a wide range of human health problems - including obesity, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and infertility and other disorders related to sexual development.
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Science and Journalism Fail to Connect
Fagin addresses the common ground beneath the coverage of intelligent design and global warming. He observes that science is not adept at feeding the media's craving for novelty, since the credibility of science depends on meticulous process in which each hypothesis builds incrementally on all the work that has come before.
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