Giovanna Di Sauro

A few days ago, while navigating in TED territory, I stumbled into this talk given by a Princeton sophomore. The main topic of the talk was to present a different view of cancer than the one we are usually accustomed to. While we are used to thinking that cancer is a terrible disease, it would hardly cross our mind that it could be some kind of a cure, or better an attempt to heal parts of our body that are damaged – an attempt that often gets out of control.

This is the second post dedicated to Bisphenol A (BPA). In this post I will talk about the research regarding BPA biological activity, and the medical as well as ecological implications of BPA presence for us and our environment.

Bisphenol A, an estrogen-like compound used to line water bottles, has been found to be able to alter gene expression in a breast cancer cell line, a change similar to that seen in high-grade breast cancer lesions. But bisphenol A has been known to affect more than cell lines, and research into its impact on the reproductive system and toxicity has been conducted since the 1960s.