This Probiotic From Kimchi Can Vacuum Nanoplastics Right out of Your Gut

Photo: A plated serving of homemade kimchi. Photo credit: Portuguese Gravity on Unsplash. Article by Alexandra Gerea. ZME Science –  March 18, 2026. Research article: Bioresource Technology.

You probably ate 100,000 plastic pieces over the past year. And some reports suggest that number was a conservative estimate. You didn’t see it on your plate or your fork, but it was there, hiding in the salt, the water, the food, and even the dust floating in our living rooms. These tiny pieces of plastic, known as nanoplastic, are smaller than a grain of sand. […]

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