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Virtual endocrine disruptors
Email: Charles Q Choi - cqchoi@nasw.org News from The Scientist 2003, 4(1):20030903-02
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To narrow down the list of chemicals, among thousands in the environment, that pose risks to people or wildlife, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is turning to computational methods. The agency has $2.4 million in anticipated funding for innovative approaches to virtually mimicking the effects of compounds on living organisms. The specific problem the EPA is concerned with at the program's outset is endocrine disruption, specifically of the brain–pituitary–gonadal and the brain–pituitary–thyroid systems.
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