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Disease-causing parasites can hitch a ride on plastics and potentially spread through the sea, new research suggests

  • Written by Karen Shapiro, Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Davis
Disease-causing parasites can hitch a ride on plastics and potentially spread through the sea, new research suggestsThe sticky biofilms that form on microplastics can harbor disease-causing pathogens and help them spread.Tunatura/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Typically when people hear about plastic pollution, they might envision seabirds with bellies full of trash or sea turtles with plastic straws in their noses. However, plastic pollution poses another threat...

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