65: The Sexist Thalidomide Tragedy - a podcast by The Sci Guys

from 2020-07-13T04:00

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Sexism in STEM is certainly a problem, this week we talk about a disastrous outcome of this bias. The Thalidomide scandal is an example of the dangers of poor testing and sheer recklessness. 



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References and Further Reading 


  1. https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/thalidomide

  2. https://www.thalidomidetrust.org/about-us/about-thalidomide/

  3. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cancer/in-depth/thalidomide/art-20046534

  4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/

  5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15536544

  6. https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Organic_Chemistry/Supplemental_Modules_(Organic_Chemistry)/Chirality/Chirality_and_Stereoisomers

  7. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1520636x

  8. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160208124237.htm

  9. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-35457-6

  10. https://academic.oup.com/toxsci/article/110/1/4/1668162

  11. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/t/thalidomide.html





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