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New Cost-Effective, Fast Method to Study Chemical Exposure in Zebrafish News Release
June 19, 2017
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Researchers at the University of Washington School of Public Health are using a newly developed panel of zebrafish genes and a rapid testing platform to identify chemicals that trigger oxidative stress. The method is cost-effective and can be performed more quickly and with less tissue than other methods, according to a research brief released May 3. In the News
In House | June 19, 2017
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Deadly heat waves—already a risk for 30 percent of the world's population—will spread around the globe, posing a danger for 74 percent of people on Earth by the end of this century if nothing is done to address climate change. Howard Frumkin and Jeremy Hess were quoted. In the News
Inside Climate News | June 19, 2017