Gut microbes could protect us from toxic ‘forever chemicals’ (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Gut microbes could protect us from toxic ‘forever chemicals’

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Illustration showing common sources of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ and gut bacteria accumulating perfluorononanoic acid – a common PFAS – as dense clumps.

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Indra Roux and Rachel Fellows/ MRC Toxicology Unit

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