Feb 01 2010

Final thoughts on animal testing

If those videos on monkeys and spiders piqued your interest, here are some other sources you might investigate: For an in-depth overview (oxymoron?), try Wikipedia. Has some good data/graphs on which animals are used: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_testing Here is a statement from our Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on animal testing: http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductandIngredientSafety/ProductTesting/ucm072268.htm The European Union has agressively [...]

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Jan 30 2010

SNOW DAY (and why road salt is not so good)!

Of course it is not as satisfying as when it comes on a school day, but a beautiful snow day nonetheless. Since you guys don’t usually get to see the school painted white, here are some photos (scroll down) I took when the kids and I went sledding behind the dining hall today. Maybe see [...]

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Jan 25 2010

A great toxicology resource…

If you want to know more, more, more, here is a link to a great Environmental Contaminants and Toxicology Reader at The Encyclopedia of the Earth web site.  We’ve only scratched the surface, and this will give you a much more complete picture of toxicology studies and principles.  Maybe a great review site before the [...]

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