The Neighborhood Toxicologist

There is an interesting article on Synthetic Biology in last week's New Yorker. Though I just gave it a skim, and didn't read the e...

I’ve been a “lurker” on the TCE List serve – a gathering site for those impacted by this old industrial solvent and one of this country’s mo...

[Here is the second part of T he Dumping Grounds , a history of ocean plastics.] An Earlier Voyage In 1971 over twenty years b...

Though I’ve got lice stories to tell of my own, I’ve been embargoed by the victims. So instead I’ll begin with my friend, Kate’s* daughter, ...

In light of all the recent activity surrounding ocean plastics including voyages by both Captain Charlie Moore and Scripps , I thought it m...

Teaching college-aged students can keep you young or, make you feel really old. In this case I was feeling particularly old. My college advi...

For those interested in the LA Times op-ed Back to School with Less Plastic -- a teaching moment, I've posted a slightly longer version ...