Comments on: Pregos in lab (Unedited) http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/ A Chat and Waffles Chemistry Blog Mon, 12 May 2008 10:40:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Retread http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-599 Retread Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:13:17 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-599 Look at Kyle's original site, for some lengthy postings of yours truly and a female chemisty department chair (posts #71 - 75). No point in 'reproducing' them here. We all think our children are beautiful, and our posts interesting. I find the comments as interesting as the progeny. Have at it. Look at Kyle’s original site, for some lengthy postings of yours truly and a female chemisty department chair (posts #71 - 75). No point in ‘reproducing’ them here. We all think our children are beautiful, and our posts interesting. I find the comments as interesting as the progeny. Have at it.

]]> By: Kyle Finchsigmate http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-562 Kyle Finchsigmate Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:25:32 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-562 That last comment was linguistically atrocious. That last comment was linguistically atrocious.

]]> By: Alpha-Omega http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-544 Alpha-Omega Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:40:05 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-544 WOW!!!! So I am the only WOMAN...who has worked with WOMEN who were pregnant and working in a laboratory environment and those women had the common sense to take "Maternity Leave" when it was appropriate and/or witin the realm of good judgement and/or common sense!!!! Are you thinking they have a dual death wish and are going to dive head first into a vat of APIs....... Really, I think most pregnant women are aware of the hazards in labs if they are chemists/biologists/scientists. They are pregnant. They are not mentally ill!!!!! And educated enough to use sound judgement!!!!! Try teaching HS Chemistry with 4-5 pregnant girls in each of your sections.....Even they have enough judgement to know when they can no longer function in the lab/school environment..... I guess you must all feel quite LUCKY y'all made it to this earth in one piece!!!!!! HHHMMMM Interesting!!!!!! So I am guessing that women just do not have time to write about any of this since they are busy working and being pregnant...Assisting in perpetuating the hman race is a big job/responsibility.... Nice to see you credit women with the ability to make a judgement call regarding their own health and well-being!!!!! PEACE OUT!!!!! WOW!!!! So I am the only WOMAN…who has worked with WOMEN who were pregnant and working in a laboratory environment and those women had the common sense to take “Maternity Leave” when it was appropriate and/or witin the realm of good judgement and/or common sense!!!!

Are you thinking they have a dual death wish and are going to dive head first into a vat of APIs…….

Really, I think most pregnant women are aware of the hazards in labs if they are chemists/biologists/scientists. They are pregnant. They are not mentally ill!!!!! And educated enough to use sound judgement!!!!!

Try teaching HS Chemistry with 4-5 pregnant girls in each of your sections…..Even they have enough judgement to know when they can no longer function in the lab/school environment…..

I guess you must all feel quite LUCKY y’all made it to this earth in one piece!!!!!!

HHHMMMM Interesting!!!!!! So I am guessing that women just do not have time to write about any of this since they are busy working and being pregnant…Assisting in perpetuating the hman race is a big job/responsibility….

Nice to see you credit women with the ability to make a judgement call regarding their own health and well-being!!!!!

PEACE OUT!!!!!

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-498 David Bradley Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:06:11 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-498 I just happen to have written on this very issue in the previous incarnation of my Alchemist column on ChemWeb - I've posted the unedited item from my archives as an item entitled <a href="http://www.sciencebase.com/laboratory-pregnancy.html" rel="nofollow">An Expectant Air in the Laboratory</a>. Hope it's of interest. db I just happen to have written on this very issue in the previous incarnation of my Alchemist column on ChemWeb - I’ve posted the unedited item from my archives as an item entitled An Expectant Air in the Laboratory. Hope it’s of interest.

db

]]> By: Lab Cat http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-494 Lab Cat Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:05:41 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-494 Pregnant women should be careful when working in the lab because of how the chemicals might effect the growth of the fetus. While the woman has the right to decide that, there are certain chemicals and organisms that have a known risk towards fetuses. For example, Listeria monocytogenes is well known for causing spontaneous miscarriages. So it would be a really stupid pregnant woman who would continue to work in a food microbiology lab where L monocytogenes is being kept. In fact, our microbe guy put a notice on his lab door saying " L. monocytogenes grown in this lab. Pregnant women should not enter." or words to that effect. Pregnant women should be careful when working in the lab because of how the chemicals might effect the growth of the fetus. While the woman has the right to decide that, there are certain chemicals and organisms that have a known risk towards fetuses.

For example, Listeria monocytogenes is well known for causing spontaneous miscarriages. So it would be a really stupid pregnant woman who would continue to work in a food microbiology lab where L monocytogenes is being kept. In fact, our microbe guy put a notice on his lab door saying ” L. monocytogenes grown in this lab. Pregnant women should not enter.” or words to that effect.

]]> By: mitch http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-486 mitch Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:22:51 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-486 Woops, apparently I'm expelling fanciful tales of nonsense... Eh, my story is better though, by better I mean more sordid. Mitch Woops, apparently I’m expelling fanciful tales of nonsense… Eh, my story is better though, by better I mean more sordid.

Mitch

]]> By: Kyle Finchsigmate http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-485 Kyle Finchsigmate Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:18:50 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-485 heh. No, Mitch. That's certainly quite fanciful, however. The truth is exactly as I stated: ANYONE that asks for a post to be removed will have their request granted, assuming the post deals with their condition in some way. A pregos lady asked me to remove it, so I did. Indeed, the faculty that I spoke to about it expressed indignation at the notion that I would have removed it as well. It doesn't mean it can't be put elsewhere, of course. heh. No, Mitch. That’s certainly quite fanciful, however. The truth is exactly as I stated: ANYONE that asks for a post to be removed will have their request granted, assuming the post deals with their condition in some way. A pregos lady asked me to remove it, so I did. Indeed, the faculty that I spoke to about it expressed indignation at the notion that I would have removed it as well.

It doesn’t mean it can’t be put elsewhere, of course.

]]> By: mitch http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-483 mitch Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:01:53 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-483 I think an administrator at his university threatened he wouldn't receive some fellowship or honor or some crap if he didn't take it down. Not sure if that is the correct storyline though. Mitch I think an administrator at his university threatened he wouldn’t receive some fellowship or honor or some crap if he didn’t take it down. Not sure if that is the correct storyline though.

Mitch

]]> By: Chemgeek http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-482 Chemgeek Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:44:01 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-482 I still don't see why Kyle felt obliged to pull this post. Kyle? I still don’t see why Kyle felt obliged to pull this post. Kyle?

]]> By: sam http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-481 sam Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:25:17 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/03/18/kyles-pregos-in-lab-unedited/#comment-481 my comments were the best part of that post, anyway. my comments were the best part of that post, anyway.

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