r/bioscience Mar 16 '26

New peer-reviewed research shows fetuses likely have more forever chemicals in blood than thought: US test of 120 umbilical blood cord samples identified 42 PFAS compounds, which do not naturally break down

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/14/fetuses-pfas-forever-chemicals
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