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Wait… All Those Studies May Have “Detected” Microplastics in the Human Body Because of a Severe Error

"The brain microplastic paper is a joke." The post Wait… All Those Studies May Have “Detected” Microplastics in the Human ...

Restoring confidence: Proposed standards to identify and measure microplastics in the human body

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Queensland and Imperial College London, has proposed a new ...

Questions are being raised about microplastics studies—here's what's solid science and what isn't

Over the past few years, studies have suggested that plastic particles from bottles, food packaging and waste have been ...
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How much of your body could you lose — and still survive?

Five vital organs are essential for life, but survival is more medically complex.
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The Science Of Replacing Body Parts, From Hair To Hearts

It seems like every week, there’s a new headline about some kind of sci-fi-esque organ transplant. Think eyeballs, 3D-printed kidneys, pig hearts. In her new book, Replaceable You: Adventures in Human ...
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31 fascinating facts about the human body that not many of us are actually aware of

Some people say that today there are almost no "blank spots" left on our planet - that is, places completely unexplored by humans. And therefore, supposedly, life today has become more boring than, ...