bioplastic

  1. Michael Harrop

    Study Breakdown products from 'eco-friendly' plastics impede fetal development in mice (Mar 2026) Oligomeric lactic acid nanoplastics induce intrauterine growth restriction in mice by disrupting GATA2-mediated placental vascular development

    https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-breakdown-products-eco-friendly-plastics.html https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003676
  2. Michael Harrop

    Study Microplastic pollution induces algae blooms in experimental ponds but bioplastics are less harmful (Jan 2026)

    https://today.ucsd.edu/story/plastic-pollution-promotes-hazardous-water-conditions-new-study-finds https://www.nature.com/articles/s44458-025-00014-6
  3. Michael Harrop

    Study Biodegradable microplastics in mice gut trigger metabolic reprogramming, shedding light on safety concerns (May 2025) Incorporation of polylactic acid microplastics into the carbon cycle as a carbon source to remodel the endogenous metabolism of the gut

    https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05-biodegradable-microplastics-mice-gut-trigger.html https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2417104122 More bad news for bioplastics :(
  4. Michael Harrop

    Other Starch-based microplastics could cause health risks in mice (Apr 2025) Long-Term Exposure to Environmentally Realistic Doses of Starch-Based Microplastics Suggests Widespread Health Effects

    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250409114956.htm https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jafc.4c10855 It's closed access so I can't see who funded this. Was it funded by the oil industry or are we just fucked no matter what we do?
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