Jennifer McPartland, Ph.D., is a Health Scientist.
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Remember that then-new dance move from the 20th century? Now don’t get too excited, EPA is not adding a dance category to its new sustainability research program.
No, the ‘Robot’ in my title refers to some of the impressive machines involved in EPA’s efforts to develop and apply new automated approaches to chemical toxicity testing. These approaches integrate modern insights being gleaned from the biological sciences with advances in computation. A new term has even been coined for all this: Computational toxicology.
Though perhaps less of a draw than a dance-off featuring EPA staff, EPA’s exploration of new ways to better assess and address the safety of the tens of thousands of chemicals in use today is pretty exciting. Read More