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The state of the scientific revolution in toxicology.

Thomas Hartung1,2, Aristides M Tsatsakis3.   

Abstract

Science changes in waves, the so-called paradigm shifts or scientific revolutions. This concept was prominently elaborated by Thomas S. Kuhn more than 50 years ago in what remains one of the most cited science philosophy books of all time. Kuhn described how "normal science" experiences anomalies, which bring it to crisis and revolution from which a new, immature scientific paradigm results, which over time becomes the new normal. Building on an analysis on how this applies to toxicology and its change in approach in 2008, we concluded at the time that toxicology had encountered a number of such anomalies and was moving into crisis. Here, the progress along Kuhn's trajectory over the last 12 years of a scientific revolution is discussed. We conclude that this decade has shown up even more anomalies, and the perception of crisis has spread and consolidated. Indications of revolutionary paradigm changes are emerging.

Keywords:  alternative methods; new approach methods; paradigm shift; regulatory toxicology; science philosophy

Year:  2021        PMID: 34164696     DOI: 10.14573/altex.2106101

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  ALTEX        ISSN: 1868-596X            Impact factor:   6.043


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1.  Towards better prediction of xenobiotic genotoxicity: CometChip technology coupled with a 3D model of HepaRG human liver cells.

Authors:  Audrey Barranger; Ludovic Le Hégarat
Journal:  Arch Toxicol       Date:  2022-04-13       Impact factor: 6.168

Review 2.  Probabilistic risk assessment - the keystone for the future of toxicology.

Authors:  Alexandra Maertens; Emily Golden; Thomas H Luechtefeld; Sebastian Hoffmann; Katya Tsaioun; Thomas Hartung
Journal:  ALTEX       Date:  2022       Impact factor: 6.250

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