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  "textContent": "When the \"eco-friendly\" bioplastic, polylactic acid (PLA), biodegrades, the resulting nanoplastics can accumulate in the fetuses of pregnant mice and interfere with fetal growth. Yichao Huang and De-Xiang Xu of Anhui Medical University, China, and Mingliang Fang of Fudan University, China, report these findings in a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology.",
  "title": "Breakdown products from 'eco-friendly' plastics impede fetal development in mice, study shows"
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