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Professor Michelle Francl Talks Vaccines and Chemicals on Arizona Public Radio

January 30, 2019
Michelle Francl

Professor of Chemistry Michelle Francl was a guest on the KJZZ 91.5 radio program  for a segment about chemicals in vaccines and food. 

Her interview responded to a recent Arizona legislative bill that would require vaccine manufacturers to list the chemicals in vaccinations.

From the interview:

"What makes a chemical hazardous is not necessarily its name or what it's used for, but its structure and its dose and how you come in contact with it. There's no difference between a molecule made in a lab or made in nature, and there's no reason to believe nature-made molecules are any safer than people-made molecules."

Francl is the Chair of the Department of Chemistry and the Frank B. Mallory Professor of Chemistry. 


Bryn Mawr’s Department of Chemistry has a more than century-long tradition of combining high quality, visible research programs with excellent teaching. The Chemistry Department seeks to provide a supportive and rigorous curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate level to students having diverse preparation and diverse goals.

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