bacterium
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Scientists in South Korea say a probiotic bacterium found in kimchi may help the body get rid of nanoplastics by binding to the particles inside the intestine and helping remove them through waste.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
According to the researchers, this suggests the kimchi-derived bacterium can continue attaching to nanoplastics even in environments similar to the human digestive tract.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Researchers say the findings indicate the bacterium may help remove nanoplastics from the body by binding to the particles in the intestine and promoting their excretion.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Their findings offer a clearer explanation of how this bacterium may influence depression.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
At least for a while, though, as long as the patient is still alive, the cholera bacterium profits from being massively broadcast into the water supplies of its next victims.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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