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Microplastics and robotic materials

By Lucas Willard
Published April 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
Gross N, Muhvich J, Ching C, Gomez B, Horvath E, Nahum Y, Zaman MH.0.Effects of microplastic concentration, composition, and size on Escherichia coli biofilm-associated antimicrobial resistance. Appl Environ Microbiol0:e02282-24.https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02282-24
CLSM image of 500 µm diameter glass (A) and PS (B) spheres at day 10 of subinhibitory ciprofloxacin exposure. Green pixels indicate live cells, while red indicates dead cells.

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Lucas Willard is a news reporter and host at WAMC Northeast Public Radio, which he joined in 2011. He produces and hosts The Best of Our Knowledge and WAMC Listening Party.
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