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California adds methyl isobutyl ketone, a widely used solvent, to the Prop. 65 list of chemicals
Posted on 10 Nov 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Methyl isobutyl ketone (CAS No. 108-10-1) is a very widely used solvent. The Office of Health Hazard Assessment (known affectionately as OEHHA [o-we-hah]) published a notice Sept. 16, 2011, that it intended to list MIK pursuant to the "labor code... Read More

Tags: chemical , Thomas Clarke , MIKsolvent , characteristics , carcinogen , methyl isobutyl ketone , Litigation , 108-10-1 , chemical substances , toxis chemicals , Proposition 65

Could DNA that is no longer present in the human genome have helped to make humans what we are? Very likely.
Posted on 24 May 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Prior posts have looked at a variety of issues related to genes and what allegedly makes humans what we supposedly are. But, is it possible that DNA that is no longer present in the genome also helped to shape us? How would we know? Most research into... Read More

Tags: function , enhancer , missing DNA , characteristics , genetic analysis , gene , genetic assessment , switches , evolve , gene recombination , gene swapping , evolution

California adds methyl isobutyl ketone, a widely used solvent, to the Prop. 65 list of chemicals
Posted on 10 Nov 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Methyl isobutyl ketone (CAS No. 108-10-1) is a very widely used solvent. The Office of Health Hazard Assessment (known affectionately as OEHHA [o-we-hah]) published a notice Sept. 16, 2011, that it intended to list MIK pursuant to the "labor code... Read More

Tags: chemical , Thomas Clarke , MIKsolvent , characteristics , carcinogen , methyl isobutyl ketone , Litigation , 108-10-1 , chemical substances , toxis chemicals , Proposition 65

Could DNA that is no longer present in the human genome have helped to make humans what we are? Very likely.
Posted on 24 May 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Prior posts have looked at a variety of issues related to genes and what allegedly makes humans what we supposedly are. But, is it possible that DNA that is no longer present in the genome also helped to shape us? How would we know? Most research into... Read More

Tags: function , enhancer , missing DNA , characteristics , genetic analysis , gene , genetic assessment , switches , evolve , gene recombination , gene swapping , evolution