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Are You Eating Plastic? New Research Shows Serious Health Risks
An animal study finds that consuming nanoplastics is linked to changes in metabolism and liver function. A new animal study ...
From seaweed-laced burger boxes to mycellium-based packaging: Alt-Packaging pioneers take on plastic
Explore how Indian entrepreneurs are innovating with sustainable packaging materials like mycelium, seaweed, and agricultural ...
Isotopically barcoded beads allow for mass serological analysis of up to 18,000 measurements at once
Current methods of antibody detection, such as conventional serological assays, are limited in terms of the amount of ...
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A diet full of tiny plastics triggered health problems in mice
Mice exposed to polystyrene nanoplastics developed problems in their guts and livers. It’s not yet clear if humans are similarly affected.
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Concentrated Polymer Solutions are Different from Melts: Role of Entanglement Molecular Weight
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering ... We compare viscoelastic properties of several polystyrene solutions and melts with the same number of entanglements. It is demonstrated that the ...
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Agilyx’s venture Plastyx nears 2025 plastic waste recycling target
The efforts aim to ensure a steady supply of high-quality polymers suitable for food-grade and other packaging applications.
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A Novel Small Molecule That Alters Shelterin Integrity and Triggers a DNA-Damage Response at Telomeres
The University Chemical Laboratory, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, U.K., and Regulation et Dynamique des Genomes, Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, USM 503, INSERM U565, CNRS UMR 5153, Paris, ...