Herbicide Used in Argentina Could Cause Birth Defects (Monsanto Roundup)

[Judi Lynn]

Caracas,
Wednesday
August 8,2012

Herbicide Used in Argentina Could Cause Birth Defects

The herbicide used on genetically modified soy – Argentina’s main crop – causes brain, intestinal and heart defects in fetuses, according to the results of a scientific investigation.

BUENOS AIRES – The herbicide used on genetically modified soy – Argentina’s main crop – could cause brain, intestinal and heart defects in fetuses, according to the results of a scientific investigation released Monday.

Although the study “used amphibian embryos,” the results “are completely comparable to what would happen in the development of a human embryo,” embryology professor Andres Carrasco, one of the study’s authors, told Efe.

“The noteworthy thing is that there are no studies of embryos on the world level and none where glyphosate is injected into embryos,” said the researcher with the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research and director of the Molecular Embryology Laboratory.

The doses of herbicide used in the study “were much lower than the levels used in the fumigations,” and so the situation “is much more serious” that the study suggests because “glyphosate does not degrade,” Carrasco warned.

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[Nambe]

1. I am tired of bitching so much so I trying to do "cup half full".

I go to Central America frequently. In the outer reaches of the Monsanto zone, the vegetables are strikingly more full of flavor. We all notice it these days. If you want a tasty bowl of fresh vegetables or fresh salsa, drive past the farmers market and head to Guatemala or Costa Rica.