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‘Forever chemicals’ could be aging dolphins beyond their years

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Per Science News, common dolphins in New Zealand are biologically older than their calendar age. Trace metals and forever chemicals—persistent synthetic compounds—may be responsible for this accelerated aging.

Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/forever-chemicals-agi...

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