Microplastics

from Useful Science · host Cameron Spencer

https://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/43 The average person eats at least 50,000 microplastics a year, and inhales a similar amount. Microplastics have been found in every part of our digestive tract, and are deleterious to the liver and gut. There is good news, however: researchers at Penn State are working on eco-friendly and biodegradable substitutes. They're made from squid teeth. Music by Solomon Krause-Imlach. Follow us @usefulsci or email us at [email protected]. Show Notes Squid-Inspired Tandem Repeat Proteins: Functional Fibers and Films Human Consumption of Microplastics Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

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