All Things Tox
Exploring the interplay of fundamental physical principles with biological systems: genetics, biochemistry, pharmacology, physiology, pathology, toxicology, chemical carcinogenesis, and some legal implications. (energy, mass, space, and time)
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AI is Alive! (opens the original)
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A recent essay in Noema “A New Form of Life” made the case that AI running in data centers is a new form of life! 1 —- Not in a metaphorical sense, but literally. <source type="i
Hazard Is Not Risk (opens the original)
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We’ve seen this movie before in toxicology. I’ve seen the recent news. I’ve seen the Hollywood script. Something is Possible!<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="986" src="https://substackcdn
Why I'm Here (opens the original)
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The longer I have studied toxicology, the less interested I have become in certainty and the more interested I have become in understanding. I spent some time reflecting on my discourse and those reflections guided the creation of this graphic. <img alt="" class="si
Enzymatic and Non-Enzymatic Browning (opens the original)
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Browning, enzymatic and non-enzymatic, has generated thousands of papers on food quality and toxicology. Food waste and spoilage sit at the center, polyphenol oxidase gets most of the attention, although it’s not the whole story. PPO oxidizes phenolic compounds to o-quinones when oxygen is present. Those quinones are unstable and reactive and polymerize into the brown pigments we actually see. It is all chemistry running predictably. It’s not all bad. Black tea, coffee, and cocoa owe their chara
I’m a “PhD-Type” (opens the original)
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While I’m not a fan of Rhonda Patrick (FoundMyFitness), her messaging, her style, or her influencer persona. Her latest smoothie-bananas commentary seems to have triggered a new round of banana-induced hysteria. But responses have been far worse than the original claim.<
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