BPA exposure makes male mice less masculine & attractive

by Dick E.
(Columbus Ohio)

This CNN article discusses a study that concluded that exposure to bisphenol A, or BPA, in young mice made them less masculine and less attractive to female mice when they matured. This possibly translates to similar affects on boys when exposed to these hard plastics, relative to their own growth into young adults.

Story Link: http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/06/27/bpa.mice.exposure/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

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