Butterfly numbers were cut by up to two-thirds and bee populations by half in fields of transgenic winter oilseed rape (canola), according to the final results of a three-year study commissioned by the UK government. Researchers behind the £6-million (US$11-million)
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The Royal Society: Winter GM Canola Damages Bee, Butterfly Populations
Dr Darren Roberts: 3.2% Mortality from Glyphosate Poisoning
601 patients were identified in this University of Peradeniya glyphosate poisoning study; the majority ingested a concentrated formulation (36% w/v glyphosate). 27.6% were asymptomatic, 64% had minor poisoning and 5.5% of patients had moderate to severe poisoning. There were 19
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Gilles-Eric Seralini: Glyphosate is an Endocrine Disruptor in Human Cells
According to the data and the literature in this study, Glyphosate-based herbicides present DNA damages and CMR effects on human cells and in vivo. (more…)
Vanishing Bees – Monsanto’s Roundup
Terrence Ingram claims some 250 of his colonies have been killed off over the years by Monsanto’s broad-spectrum herbicide Roundup, used in large quantities on both conventional- and genetically engineered crops. Ingram’s research shows that Roundup can lead to
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