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Stop Making Us Guinea Pigs
The issues surrounding G.M.O.s — genetically modified organisms — have never been simple. They became more complicated last week when the International Agency for Research on Cancer declared that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used herbicide Roundup,...
Weed Killer, Long Cleared, Is Doubted
Thirty years ago, an Environmental Protection Agency committee determined that the popular weed killer Roundup might cause cancer. Six years later, in 1991, the agency reversed itself after re-evaluating the mouse study that had been the basis for the original...
Scientist Defends WHO Group Report Linking Herbicide to Cancer
A World Health Organization group's controversial finding that the world's most popular herbicide "probably is carcinogenic to humans" was based on a thorough scientific review and is a key marker in ongoing evaluations of the product, the scientist who led the study...
Common Pesticides Linked to Antibiotic Resistance
People exposed to herbicides require more antibiotics to kill bacteria, according to new research published in mBio antibiotics Source: The Guardian Exposure to both herbicides and antibiotics at the same time has been linked to antibiotic resistance. Antibiotics and...
Monsanto weed killer can ‘probably’ cause cancer: World Health Organization
The world's most widely-used weed killer can "probably" cause cancer, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Source: Reuters 20/03/2015 The WHO's cancer arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), said glyphosate, the active ingredient in the...