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This popular fermented food may help flush nanoplastics from the body

ScienceDailyThursday, September 17, 2026 at 2:42 PM

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This popular fermented food may help flush nanoplastics from the body
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A kimchi-derived bacterium can bind to nanoplastics under gut-like conditions and may help carry them out of the body. In mice, the probiotic more than doubled the amount of nanoplastics detected in feces, pointing to a surprising potential use for microbes from fermented foods.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. A kimchi-derived bacterium can bind to nanoplastics under gut-like conditions and may help carry them out of the body. In mice, the probiotic more than doubled the amount of nanoplastics detected in feces, pointing to a surprising potential use for microbes from fermented foods.

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A kimchi-derived bacterium can bind to nanoplastics under gut-like conditions and may help carry them out of the body. In mice, the probiotic more than doubled the amount of nanoplastics detected in feces, pointing to a surprising potential use for microbes from fermented foods.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.

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