'BPA-free' plastic accelerates embryonic development, disrupts reproductive system
Monday, February 1, 2016 - 11:44
in Biology & Nature
Companies advertise 'BPA-free' as a safer version of plastic products ranging from water bottles to sippy cups to toys. Yet a new study demonstrates that BPS, a common replacement for BPA, speeds up embryonic development and disrupts the reproductive system. The research is the first to examine the effects of BPA and BPS on key brain cells and genes that control organs involved in reproduction.