Monthly Archives: May 2025

er- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a diverse class of synthetic organofluoride chemicals that are used widely in commercial and industrial applications. [Recently, these GEITP pages had a long email chain of discussion about these “forever chemicals”.] Owing to the … Continue reading →

HGNC Spring Newsletter 2025 We are delighted to introduce our new programmer, James McClay, who joined the team in March of this year. James is originally from Devon (UK) and has a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics from the University of … Continue reading →

Fifty years after the Vietnam War, researchers are still struggling to document and somehow quantify possible long-term health effects from the massive spraying of Agent Orange and other herbicides [see attached review article]. By now, most Vietnamese have little or … Continue reading →

A few years ago (seems like just yesterday, don’t it? ), all of us high school students learned (in 10th-grade Biology) how the 19th-century Austro-Hungarian friar, Gregor Mendel, discovered the basic principles of genetics — by studying peas, which he … Continue reading →

Dan: This article is interesting. However, I was a bit surprised that they did not mention Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) injections*. A few years ago, I was experiencing chronic back pain, for months. I went to multiple doctors (had MRIs, received … Continue reading →