Dr Alexandra Harvey

School of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

Sciences & Technology

Obesity link to packaging chemical

New research brings scientists a step closer to understanding how exposure of embryos to BPA, a common chemical found in plastics, could impact our health

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