Formaldehyde's toxicity was presumed to derive from its ability to crosslink DNA, but that happens only at huge doses. Recent discoveries that formaldehyde is found in the body in small amounts led a ...
Newly developed ompounds aim to reveal the dual nature of formaldehyde, a chemical that is known to cause cancer but is also believed to play important roles in our biology. Compounds developed by ...
A research team led by Professor Young-Tae Chang from the Department of Chemistry at POSTECH and Dr. Sun Hyeok Lee from the Basic Science Research Institute of POSTECH has recently made a breakthrough ...
Formaldehyde is a common chemical used in various industries as a disinfectant, resin precursor, and synthetic intermediate. It is volatile, highly toxic, and a key environmental pollutant with ...
Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the agency, once led an aggressive effort by industry to block regulations on formaldehyde. By Hiroko Tabuchi Formaldehyde, the chemical of choice for ...