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comment by ButterflyEffect
ButterflyEffect  ·  3958 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Derek Lowe Eight Toxic Foods: A Little Chemical Education

The world would be a much better and well-informed place if everybody had a basic understanding of Chemistry and Biology. A chemical used in a weapon is just as likely to be used in food or cosmetics or anything else. Too many people have a view of Chemistry and Chemicals being rigid, which is entirely false. Same goes for Biology, a substance can affect your body in vastly different ways depending on how the compound is used or formed.