Micro- and nanoplastics in the body are passed on during cell division: Scientists investigated effects of tiny plastic particles on cancer cells in the human gastrointestinal tract, finding they are passed on to newly formed cells during cell division, and could promote the metastasis of tumours.

Micro- and nanoplastics in the body are passed on during cell division: Scientists investigated effects of tiny plastic particles on cancer cells in the human gastrointestinal tract, finding they are passed on to newly formed cells during cell division, and could promote the metastasis of tumours.

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