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Scientists discover microbes than can remove up to 74% of PFAS from the body

Ellsworth Toohey
Jul 15, 2025
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Until now, options for removing PFAS chemicals from the human body have been limited to bloodletting or cholesterol medications with uncomfortable side effects. But this study reveals that specific gut microbes can naturally absorb these toxins and eliminate them through feces, as reported in The Guardian.

The research team fou…

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