News Finding: According to the study authors, avoiding the chemical altogether is a next-to impossible feat.
Paper Finding: In a similar manner, BPA exposure increased expression of some, but not all stemness genes with a significant increase in TBX3 and NANOG in response to 200 nM and a similar trend at 10 nM BPA (Fig 2B) .
News Context: If you're drinking from a water bottle or eating from a plastic container, chances are you're consuming it right now. According to the study authors, avoiding the chemical altogether is a next-to impossible feat. "It's very hard to avoid."
Paper Context: Exposure to 1 nM E 2 markedly increased expression of CD49f, TROP2, ABCG2, FOXM1, BMI1, TBX3, SOX2 and NANOG (Fig 2 A&B) . In a similar manner, BPA exposure increased expression of some, but not all stemness genes with a significant increase in TBX3 and NANOG in response to 200 nM and a similar trend at 10 nM BPA (Fig 2B) . Expression of epithelial cell differentiation genes NKX3.1, HOXB13, CK18 was at the lower limit of detection in day 7 prostaspheres and this was not influenced by E 2 or BPA exposure (Fig2C).