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In reply to the discussion: i'm just going to POST THIS AS LOUD AS I CAN and crush all arguments-MONSANTO=root of all evil. [View all]farminator3000
(2,117 posts)also there are these-
While Roundup has been associated with deformities in a host of laboratory animals, its impact on humans remains unclear. One laboratory study done in France in 2005 found that Roundup and glyphosate caused the death of human placental cells. Another study, conducted in 2009, found that Roundup caused total cell death in human umbilical, embryonic and placental cells within 24 hours. Yet researchers have conducted few follow-up studies.
Obviously theres a limit to whats appropriate in terms of testing poison on humans, said Jeffrey Smith, executive director of the Institute for Responsible Technology, which advocates against genetically modified food. But if you look at the line of converging evidence, it points to a serious problem. And if you look at the animal feeding studies with genetically modified Roundup ready crops, theres a consistent theme of reproductive disorders, which we dont know the cause for because follow-up studies have not been done.
More independent research is needed to evaluate the toxicity of Roundup and glyphosate, he added, and the evidence that has already accumulated is sufficient to raise a red flag.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/24/roundup-scientists-birth-defects_n_883578.html