Toxicology
The study of harmful substances and the role of dose, from natural poisons to toxic gases.
Toxicology studies the harmful effects of substances on living organisms and the way dose determines toxicity. It covers natural poisons, toxic gases, heavy metals and misused medicines.
Appearances in works
Acetanilide
An 1886 painkiller and fever reducer that works by turning into paracetamol in the liver, but harms the blood. Why it was dropped, and Senku's choice in Dr Stone.
Fly Agaric
The fly agaric in Dr Stone: we explain why the red mushroom with white spots is hallucinogenic, the role of muscimol, and how toxic it really is.