Far right, a zebrafish embryo breaks free from a group of unhatched sibling eggs. Credit: Zebrafish Lab
New UCLA research demonstrates that BPS (Bisphenol S), a common replacement for BPA, speeds up embryonic development and disrupts the reproductive system. The animal study is the first to examine the effects of BPA and BPS on key brain cells and genes that control the growth and function of organs involved in reproduction.
“Our study shows that making plastic products with BPA alternatives does not necessarily leave them safer,” explained senior author Nancy Wayne, a reproductive endocrinologist and a professor of physiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Using a zebrafish model, Wayne and her colleagues found that exposure to low levels of BPA and BPS — equivalent to th...
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