After years of wrangling over the chemical's toxicity, researchers are charting a new way forwards. Brendan Borrell investigates how the debate has reshaped environmental-health studies.
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Brendan Borrell is a freelance writer in New York City.
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Borrell, B. Toxicology: The big test for bisphenol A. Nature 464, 1122–1124 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/4641122a
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