{"id":68,"date":"2021-01-26T18:02:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T18:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2021-03-19T22:14:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T22:14:44","slug":"human-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/human-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The projects in this section focus on how the study of chemistry can help us to understand human health issues.&nbsp; <strong><em>Working Upstream <\/em><\/strong>shows how wastewater epidemiology can reveal human drug usage patterns in communities without invading people\u2019s privacy.&nbsp; <em><strong>Tensile: A Sublime Love Story<\/strong><\/em> draws our attention to how the chemicals in different types of plastics might affect egg production in vertebrates.&nbsp; <strong><em>Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow<\/em><\/strong> gets us to feel the personal loss experienced during chemotherapy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/jim_oker_photoofArtist-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"513\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/human-health\/jim_oker_photoofartist\/\" class=\"wp-image-513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/jim_oker_photoofArtist-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/jim_oker_photoofArtist-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/jim_oker_photoofArtist-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/jim_oker_photoofArtist-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/jim_oker_photoofArtist-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Artist Jim Oker<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/burgard_Dan_photo-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"515\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/human-health\/burgard_dan_photo\/\" class=\"wp-image-515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/burgard_Dan_photo-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/burgard_Dan_photo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/burgard_Dan_photo-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/burgard_Dan_photo-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/burgard_Dan_photo-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/burgard_Dan_photo-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Scientist Dan Burgard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"989\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/okerjWorkingUpstreamCover.smcrop01-1024x989.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"516\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/okerjWorkingUpstreamCover.smcrop01.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/human-health\/okerjworkingupstreamcover-smcrop01\/\" class=\"wp-image-516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/okerjWorkingUpstreamCover.smcrop01-1024x989.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/okerjWorkingUpstreamCover.smcrop01-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/okerjWorkingUpstreamCover.smcrop01-768x742.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/okerjWorkingUpstreamCover.smcrop01-1536x1484.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/okerjWorkingUpstreamCover.smcrop01-311x300.jpg 311w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/okerjWorkingUpstreamCover.smcrop01.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Working Up Stream<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To see more, information, images, and videos about <strong><em>Working Up Stream<\/em><\/strong>, click here:  <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/working-up-stream\/\">https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/working-up-stream\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"838\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/Spring.Jessica.PhotoofArtist-838x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1112\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/Spring.Jessica.PhotoofArtist.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/tensile-a-sublime-love-story\/spring-jessica-photoofartist\/\" class=\"wp-image-1112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/Spring.Jessica.PhotoofArtist-838x1024.jpg 838w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/Spring.Jessica.PhotoofArtist-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/Spring.Jessica.PhotoofArtist-768x939.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/Spring.Jessica.PhotoofArtist.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Artist Jessica Spring<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"271\" height=\"277\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/demarais.PhotoofScientist.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1114\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/demarais.PhotoofScientist.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/tensile-a-sublime-love-story\/demarais-photoofscientist\/\" class=\"wp-image-1114\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Biologist Alyce DeMarias<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To see more information about <strong><em>Tensile:  A Sublime Love Story<\/em><\/strong>, click <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/tensile-a-sublime-love-story\/\">https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/tensile-a-sublime-love-story\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1018\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/MalPina-Chan_studio-portrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"863\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/MalPina-Chan_studio-portrait.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/hair-today-gone-tomorrow\/malpina-chan_studio-portrait\/\" class=\"wp-image-863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/MalPina-Chan_studio-portrait.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/MalPina-Chan_studio-portrait-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/MalPina-Chan_studio-portrait-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/MalPina-Chan_studio-portrait-407x300.jpg 407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Artist, MalPina Chan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Chan.MalPina.Artist.PhotosofBook1sm-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Hair Today Gone Tomorrow<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To see more information, images and a video about <strong><em>Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow<\/em><\/strong>, click here:  <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/hair-today-gone-tomorrow\/\">https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/hair-today-gone-tomorrow\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The projects in this section focus on how the study of chemistry can help us to understand human health issues.&nbsp; Working Upstream shows how wastewater epidemiology can reveal human drug usage patterns in communities without invading people\u2019s privacy.&nbsp; Tensile: A &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/human-health\/\">Continue reading <span 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