Bumfuzzled by Epigenetics
By Emily Monosson / On April 8th, 2014
Cross posted from Emily Monosson's Evolution in a toxic world
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Human Evolution in Response to Pollution? Fact or Fiction?
By Emily Monosson / On April 3rd, 2014
Changing the World Gene by Gene
By Emily Monosson / On March 12th, 2014
Here’s the skinny: evolution is happening all the time, all around us. Living things are like one roiling mass of DNA. OK, so that’s a little over the top.
Re-Reading Silent Spring
By [node:field_contributor] / On June 26th, 2012
Fifty Years after its Publication, Rachel Carson’s Book Remains All-Too-Relevant
Fifty years ago this week, The New Yorker began publishing Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. A series of three articles — excerpts from the book that would be published that September — appeared on June 16, 23, and 30, 1962 under the banner of “A Reporter at Large.” Carson’s account of environmental peril resulting from the overabundant use of petrochemical-based pesticides unfolded between cartoons and genteel ads for airlines, tasteful upscale merchandise, hotels, and restaurants.
The Toxification of Words
By Emily Monosson / On April 26th, 2012
Disclaimer: Some words may have been harmed in the process of writing this blog
As a scientist who fled from college course offerings beginning with ENG I fully regret this decision, particularly when sheepishly resorting to the synonym key, followed by a quick dash to Wikipedia for further advice on how to use words. Words matter, particularly if one decides to go public with them.
And so, it was with some chagrin that I read a recent email, taking me to task for my use of the word “toxics,” which I’ve pasted verbatim - for lack of better words:
Let's start by noting
How Lobbyists Are Spinning Weak Science to Defend BPA
By Admin / On September 27th, 2011
They're arguing that a new study shows canned foods to be safe, even when lined with BPA. The problem?
Hazards of the Harvest: Children in the Fields
By Elizabeth Grossman / On August 9th, 2011
While the rest of the country has been experiencing an epic heat wave, in the Pacific Northwest where I live, thus far the summer has been unusually cool. One consequence of the cool weather is a slow-to-appear local tomato crop, made evident to consumers by some remarkably high prices.
The Toxins in Baby Products (and Almost Everywhere Else)
By Elizabeth Grossman / On June 3rd, 2011
Carcinogenic flame retardants were supposed to be gone by now, but, like endocrine-disrupting plasticizers, they persist
A dangerous flame retardant known as "Tris" has reappeared in products designed for babies and young children, among them car seats, changing table pads, portable crib mattresses, high chair seats, and nursing pillows.
Where Did Our Water Go? Trading Public Water Fountains for Private Bottled Water by Peter H. Gleick
By Admin / On August 31st, 2010
Peter H. Gleick, author of Bottled & Sold writes on Huffington Post:
First it was Central Florida University, which built a 45,000-seat football stadium with no (that's right, zero) water fountains. And at their very first game in September 2007, 18 people went to the hospital and another 60 were treated at the stadium for heat-related problems.