Summing up the International Workshop on the Application of Tissue Culture in Toxicology

A summary is given of the present state of the use of tissue cultures in toxicology, as it emerged from the workshop. The need for better education in in vitro toxicology and for extensive comparison of results with those from in vivo studies is pointed out. Some of the important difficulties in the application of tissue cultures to toxicological problems are highlighted, as are the needs for basic research on tissue cultures and those for better communication between scientists, legislators, money sources and laymen.