The Neighborhood Toxicologist

A good way to hook students into the wonderful world of toxicology is tetrodotoxin. Sound familiar? It’s what makes fugu, or puffer fish, ...

Just a brief note as I prepare a longer (and more depressing article) on farmed fish - salmon in particular. Hearing how local wild caught C...

Many years ago a study out of England reported the discovery of mixed-sex fish (primarily male fish with eggs). Although nothing new now, t...

Much to my embarrassment, shortly after graduating with my Ph.D. and directing my attention to PCBs and other toxics in fish, whenever we s...

I search the pantry and the fridge for a quick nutritious dinner. “How about tuna,” suggests Sophie, my youngest. Tuna is her favorite prote...