advanced toxicology

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please respond to. Allie. 

Part I: Introduce yourself to your classmates with your name, location, current employment, and future goals. 

Hello everyone, my name is Allie Bizzell and I am a Marine Science Technician in the Coast Guard currently stationed in North Carolina. At the moment I am assigned to the National Strike Force Center of Expertise where we provide support and standardization guidance to our Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Strike Teams and our Incident Management Assist Team. We are responsible for ensuring enhanced inter-operability through a program of standardized operating procedures for response, equipment, training, and qualifications. I am pursing my Masters in Occupational Safety and Health with a concentration in Environmental Management to build my resume for support on my application to commission as an officer in the Coast Guard and to set myself up for life after the military.

Part II: Discuss the pros and cons of these testing models. Do you believe there would be situations where one model would be more favorable to be used than another? Explain your response.

A pro when using animal testing is that there have been successful results in the past and it allows researchers to work in a controlled environment. However, the inaccurate results due to biological differences, the cost and the ethical concerns regarding the mistreatment of animals make this an unfavorable approach. In vitro studies help scientists see how chemicals affect cells and tissues in a controlled way, which is good because it costs less than animal testing and helps understand how the chemicals work. But the results can’t be used directly on whole living things because they don’t show how all the parts interact. In silico studies use computer models to guess how chemicals will behave based on their structures, making it faster to check for hazards. However, these models can’t fully show how chemicals act in real organisms, so scientists often need to check their guesses with animal testing. In the end, picking the right model depends on the situation and finding a balance between being thorough and practical.