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https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/whatwestudy
What We Study
Overview
Since its founding in 1978, NTP has studied almost 3,000 substances for a variety of health-related effects. We use a variety of approaches, including in vitro and in vivo studies, literature-based analysis, and computational models.
Learn how NTP is evaluating and integrating different types of evidence to inform public health decisions on effects from environmental exposures.
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Learn about this interagency initiative to develop new ways to rapidly test whether substances have the potential to adversely affect human health.
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