Personal Care Hazards Page

Cosmetics - superficial measures to make something appear better, more attractive, or more impressive

Irritation - the bringing of a bodily part or organ to an abnormally excited or sensitive condition

Saliva - a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches

Organic - nothing or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.

Genetically Modified Food Page

Biotechnology - the use of living organisms or other biological systems in the manufacture of drugs or other products or for environmental management in waste recycling: includes the use of bioreactors in manufacturing, microorganisms to degrade oil slicks or organic waste, genetically engineered bacteria to produce human hormones, and monoclonal antibodies to identify antigens

Development stages - life stages many go through out their life

Recombinant DNA - DNA in which one or more segments or genes have been inserted, either naturally or by laboratory manipulation, from a different molecule or from another part of the same molecule, resulting in a new genetic combination

Technology - the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science

Crossbreeding - to produce (a hybrid); hybridize

Chemicals - a substance produced by or used in a chemical process

Modified - to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend