The chemical industry is very adept. That's because every time we get one band and they alter a couple molecules on it and then sell the same thing, and then It takes us 10 years to prove that it's doing the exact same thing as the predecessor chemical. I don't mean to laugh. I think it's tragic that we have this problem. We literally whack the mole. That's a theme in the field that I study. (13:46–13:53)
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Asserts that it takes a decade to prove new chemicals have the same effects as banned ones.
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