New research revealed the remarkable chemical diversity of substances exuded by coral reefs and demonstrated that thousands of different chemicals…
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In miniature test tubes in biologist Ryan Baugh's lab at Duke, thousands of tiny wriggling worms — each one a…
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Read More » In the quest to take the “forever” out of “forever chemicals,” bacteria might be our ally. Most remediation of per-…
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PFAS, more commonly referred to as “forever chemicals,” are everywhere. Studies have detected the harmful compounds in a plethora of…
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Minnesota state Senator Heather Gustafson is hoping to protect her constituents from a toxic class of chemicals making their way…
Read More » Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) earn their “forever chemical” moniker by persisting in water, soil and even the human…
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