Word: counterfuls
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Counter, who has studied nerves and muscle synapses all his life, is dedicated to the furtherance of intercultural understanding and the promotion of social service. In the last decade or so, Counter has expanded his research to include the field of medical anthropology as well as neuroscience...
...done basic science, looking at neurons and coded signals," Counter says. "That kind of science has gotten me very far. At this point in my career, [however,] I want to do field work that will enable me to help others while I answer important research questions and that will permit me to take students into the field...
...Counter's current work on neurotoxicology, particularly on the high lead exposure among Andean villagers, is a case in point...
...Counter's team conducted experiments to determine the extent of environmental damage and to devise alternative cottage industries to replace lead-glazing. They also successfully lobbied the Ecuadoran minister to finance a daycare facility at the village and are in the process of identifying chemical engineers to remove lead-contaminated soil from key areas of the village. Counter even brought a Harvard student film group to make a documentary about...
Another neurotoxicology topic that occupies him involves mercury exposure in the Amazon as a result of gold mining. Such exposure can cripple the human nervous system. Last year, Counter met with actor and conservationist Harrison Ford, the 1996 Hasty Pudding Man of the Year, to publicize the cause...