Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances
Combined pollutant exposure shortened lifespan in worms
Experiments in engineered worms found that nano-polystyrene and perfluorononanoic acid together, rather than either alone, accelerated protein clumping and paralysis.Experiments in engineered worms found that nano-polystyrene and perfluorononanoic acid together, rather than either alone, accelerated protein clumping and paralysis.
Worm studyMechanisms
Who was studiedEngineered Caenorhabditis elegans worms
What changedWorms exposed to both pollutants had shorter lifespans than worms exposed to either pollutant alone
The catchEngineered disease-protein expression limits how well lifespan findings generalize to unmodified worms