Twenty-Five Years of Endocrine Disruption Science: Remembering Theo Colborn

Twenty-Five Years of Endocrine Disruption Science: Remembering Theo Colborn

The field of endocrine disruption is widely recognized as having formally begun in 1991 with the historic meeting at the Wingspread Conference Center in Racine, Wisconsin. This year, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) celebrates the 25th anniversary of endocrine disruption science with an open meeting to explore past lessons and future directions (http://tools. nieh...

Theodora (Theo) Colborn: 1927–2014

Theodora Colborn, research scientist and environmental activist, died 14 December 2014 at the age of 87. As the scientist who coined the term “endocrine disruptor,” Theo—as we had the privilege to call her—played a watershed role in the field of environmental health science, particularly in raising public awareness of the effects of chemical contaminants on human health and the environment. It ...

Twenty-Five Years Ago

Twenty Five Years Ago

A second individual next went down the shaft of the well with a rope to try and rescue the boy, but was suffocated and ropped into the water. A third then went down, dangled his legs in the water and tried to grasp the two still living bodies between his knees. He suddenly felt suffocated, however, and shouted to be drawn up. This man recovered; he states that he thinks the two were still livin...

Twenty Five Years Ago