Painted Turtle Egg (IMAGE)

University of Missouri-Columbia

Painted Turtle Egg

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Scientists found that BPA can alter a turtle's reproductive system and disrupts sexual differentiation while it develops in the egg. Researchers are concerned findings could indicate harmful effects on the environment and to human health.

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Roger Meissen, Bond Life Sciences Center

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