Friday, October 25, 2019

Nano-size food additives affect nutrient uptake in worms

Nanoparticles from silicon dioxide are added to food products for example as anticaking agent. Recent research results from the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans show that within the intestinal cells of the roundworm nanosilica disturb the uptake and use of digested proteins.

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