The presence of micro-plastic in human
placenta has been detected for the first time by researchers at
two Italian hospitals and universities.
Writing in the Environment International journal, researchers
from Rome's Fatebenefratelli Hospital and the Politecnica delle
Marche University said: "with the presence of plastic in the
body, the immune system that self-recognizes is disturbed, even
what is not organic.
"It's like having a cyborg baby: no longer composed only of
human cells, but a mixture of a biological entity and inorganic
entities."
Lead author of the study Antonio Ragusa, head of
Fatebenefratelli's obstetrics and gynaecology department, wrote
"The mothers were shocked".
Fatebenefratelli is one of Rome's top hospitals, specializing in
paediatrics.
The Politecnica delle Marche is based in Ancona.
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