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Toxicological Sciences 80, 1-2 (2004)
Toxicological Sciences vol. 80 no. 1 © Society of Toxicology 2004; all rights reserved.

TOXICOLOGICAL HIGHLIGHT

Nature Is Complex: Our Orchestra Seats at the Most Wonderful Show on Earth

Robert E. Chapin1

Pfizer Global Res. and Devolpment, MS 8274-1336, Eastern Point Road, Groton, CT 06340

Received May 6, 2004; accepted May 6, 2004

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Any student of Nature's complexity is constantly rewarded as science slowly uncovers hints about the processes of life and the controls embedded in it. Life scientists, of course, have a front row seat to absolutely the most wonderful show on earth, and if we're smart, lucky, and tenacious, we get to help discover little pieces of this puzzle. One of the next pieces presented for us in this issue is the article by Bob Markelewicz, Susan Hall, and Kim Boekelheide, "2,5-Hexanedione and Carbendazim Co-exposure Synergistically Disrupts Rat Spermatogenesis despite Opposing Molecular Effects on Microtubules" (pp. 92–100).

Toxicologists shoulder a challenge, along with our awe, and that is to use science to serve public health by putting our knowledge to work by recommending things like allowable exposure levels and recommended tolerances. This process is fraught with uncertainties in the best of situations, but the particular situation . . . [Full Text of this Article]

1 For correspondence via fax: (860) 715-3577. E-mail: robert_e_chapin@groton.pfizer.com.


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