Gut Bacteria Could Help Remove ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Body

Cambridge researchers discover gut bacteria that can absorb up to 75 percent of PFAS.

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Researchers have found that nine species of gut bacteria can help remove forever chemicals from the body, rapidly absorbing PFAS linked to cancer and other serious illnesses.

“This uncovers a new beneficial role of gut bacteria for the human health—to help removing toxic PFAS from our body,” senior study author Kiran Patil, a member of the MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, told The Epoch Times.

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The Cambridge University study, published in the journal Nature Microbiology, identified nine bacterial species that can absorb up to 75 percent of toxic PFAS—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—from their surroundings.