Paris, France, Jan 27, 2026 (AFP) - How to assess microplastics in our bodies? Scientists have a plan

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2026-01-27

How many tiny pieces of plastic are currently inside your body? A series of headline-grabbing studies in the last few years have claimed to have found microplastics throughout human bodies -- inside blood, organs and even brains. However, some of this research has recently come under stinging criticism from scientists. Some have warned that the studies could not rule out contamination from plastic inside laboratories, or that certain techniques c......

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