Big Advances in Testing Chemicals

Living on Earth

Advances in computing are dramatically changing the field of chemical testing. And, as Living on Earth’s Ingrid Lobet reports, one day there may be far less need for scientists to use laboratory animals to test chemicals for health and safety.

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