MRC Toxicology Unit

Molecular research for safer medicines and environments

The MRC Toxicology Unit is a research organisation exploring how medicines, environmental exposures and biology interact to shape our future health.

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22 Oct 2026

New tyre wear simulator could help reveal how tyre pollution affects health

21 Oct 2026

Human cells carry a hidden self-destruct switch that mice lack

29 Sep 2026

Prof James Thaventhiran discusses mRNA technology developments on BBC News World Service

BBC World Service logo alongside photo of James Thaventhiran

21 Aug 2026

Prof Anne Willis joins BBC Inside Science to discuss personalised cancer vaccines

17 Jul 2026

Sweeteners shown to slow growth of important gut bacteria in lab tests

14 Jul 2026

Supporting the next generation of toxicologists through the ITTP Summer School