LOS ANGELES – Tests on mice have shown that paternal exposure to microplastics can lead to health problems for their offspring, including an increased risk of diabetes among females.
The findings have “implications for humans,” according to the University of California, Riverside, where scientists carried out the tests.
The research is only the latest to illustrate the harms of ingesting tiny particles shed by plastic, which have already been found in various human organs and unborn children…