Plastic pollution is a critical environmental issue
facing the world today, yet the impact of all the microplastics
(MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) that have seeped into the food and
beverage supply on human health is an “undervalued avenue of
research,” according to the team behind a revealing new study
released today in Stem Cells. This study outlines the new platform
researchers designed that allowed them to investigate the
potentially harmful effects of MPs and NPs. The results show not
only how these particles can impact a developing infant’s health,
but also may open novel ways to study this prevalent type of
pollution and its contributions to the origin of various
diseases.
New platform gauges effects of plastic nanoparticles on
human development and health
