Famed biohacker Bryan Johnson is giving new meaning to the term “sperm washing.” Sperm washing is a lab technique that isolates healthy, active little guys from seminal fluid and debris for use in fertility procedures like intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilization (IVF). As part of his quest for eternal life, Johnson said he … Read more
This is rubbish! Researchers say that deteriorating car tires and decomposing garbage are sending minute plastic fragments into the air, which may be fueling infertility, colon cancer and respiratory illnesses. There’s long been concern about how exposure to microplastics — found in cosmetics and toothpaste and shed from food containers and clothing — can hurt … Read more
When it rains, it pours … microplastics, that is. Researchers in Japan have discovered nine kinds of polymers and one rubber floating among the clouds — a worrying sign for the climate. Intrepid teams of scientists climbed Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama to collect water from the foggy mist that veils the mountain tops. Their … Read more