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Fish in polluted waters have evolved into toxin-resistant super mutants [Evolution]

Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2011 by author-unknown

The Atlantic tomcod that live in the heavily polluted Hudson River have come up with an extreme solution to deal with all the toxins surrounding them: mutate, and mutate fast. But though their super-speedy adaptation has allowed them to survive over th… Continue reading →

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EPA Reverses Controversial ‘Human Guinea Pig’ Rule

Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 by author-unknown

Under proposed changes to federal research ethics standards, the Environmental Protection Agency will no longer accept studies that use people as guinea pigs in chemical tests.
In 2006, under chemical-industry pressure, and over arguments that the st… Continue reading →

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