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Extramural papers of the month
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Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Intramural papers of the month
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Arsenic uptake discovery could lead to safer rice
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/2/papers/arsenic/thumb779557.jpg?itok=n-JkoWqn" /> An international team of researchers has made a key discovery in mystery of how environmental arsenic ends up in grains of rice. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Killifish adapt to PAH exposure, but at what cost?
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/2/papers/killifish/thumb779460.jpg?itok=cVGH5zeo" /> Generations of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons appear to lead to adaptations in killifish, accompanied by higher mortality rates. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Enzyme ’s role in genome integrity discovered
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/2/papers/enzymes/thumb779499.jpg?itok=oURimqG0" /> NIEHS researchers and collaborators reported that the enzyme RNaseH2 is essential for maintaining the integrity of DNA in yeast. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Congressional briefing highlights NIEHS endocrine disruptor research
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/2/community-impact/congressional/thumb778773.jpg?itok=sw2WSNeR" /> The NIEHS director and two grantees briefed congressional staff on health risks from early life exposures to endocrine disruptors. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Pulmonary biologist Paul Nettesheim dies at age 82
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/2/science-highlights/nettesheim/thumb779672.jpg?itok=-UwqG2Vc" /> Internationally recognized pulmonary biologist and long-time NIEHS researcher Paul Nettesheim, M.D., passed away Jan. 16. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

NIEHS reaches out to earth systems scientists
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/2/science-highlights/earth/thumb779545.jpg?itok=uHcCd-RH" /> The January meeting of the American Meteorological Society included a focus on earth sciences and health, thanks to NIEHS involvement. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Feds launch $1 million toxicity testing challenge
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/2/science-highlights/challenge/thumb779134.jpg?itok=pqbIwsTf" /> Innovative thinkers are sought for a $1 million federal challenge to advance the field of predictive toxicology by addressing metabolites. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Microbiome and environmental health highlighted at workshop
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/2/science-highlights/microbiome/thumb779717.jpg?itok=M3LrpvDJ" /> At a workshop convened by the National Academy of Sciences, scientists explored the microbiome and its role in environmental health. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Orr-Weaver discusses “most remarkable transition in all of biology”
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/2/science-highlights/orr-weaver/thumb779446.jpg?itok=ZZN9uhF2" /> The first Distinguished Lecture of 2016 featured Terry Orr-Weaver, Ph.D., from MIT, discussing how oocytes transition into eggs. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

NIEHS 50th anniversary kickoff welcomed retirees, celebrated high times
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/2/feature/anniversary/thumb779705.jpg?itok=XgGTtFVD" /> Five NIEHS alumni returned Jan. 22 to help kickoff a yearlong celebration of the institute’s 50th anniversary. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Research to Action program gets results
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/2/feature/action/thumb779694.jpg?itok=23JxHsaC" /> Community and academic partners in the NIEHS Research to Action program met Jan. 12-13 to share results and form new collaborations. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Two new studies need volunteers — puberty, e-cigs and smokers
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/2/feature/clinical/thumb778758.jpg?itok=fboNJPpQ" /> Scientists at the NIEHS Clinical Research Unit seek Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area residents to volunteer for two new health studies. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

First Environments celebrates 30-year partnership with NIEHS
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/3/beyond-the-bench/firstenvironments/thumb782016.jpg?itok=YopEHlat" /> This year, staff, parents, friends, and graduates celebrate the 1986 founding of the First Environments Early Learning Center. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news