New yeast study finds strength in numbers
This article reports on the debate about whether the modern industrial society is producing hormonelike pollutants that can interfere with human reproductions, including pesticides, the plastic ingredient bisphenol-A and some polychlorinated biphenyls. A recent article has added fuel to the debate by presenting results that indicate a mixture of two weakly estrogenic chemicals can be far more potent than individual compounds, using a screening system based on genetically engineered yeast cells. The debate may need to be taken into account by a USEPA advisory panel now being formed to come up with in vitro tests to screen for environmental estrogens.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 263046
- Journal Information:
- Science, Vol. 272, Issue 5267; Other Information: PBD: 7 Jun 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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