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Microplastics, or tiny particles that are prevalent in the environment, could affect our gut health, a small new study has found.
They appear to alter the gut microbiome, which is the ecosystem of bacteria, fungi, and viruses that live in our digestive tracts and help protect against pathogens, stimulate our immune systems, and spur our bodies to produce vitamins.
In an experiment using stool samples from five healthy people, scientists grew microbiome cultur
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