Guest guest Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/new-research-gmo-food-far-worse-we-think New Research: GMO Food Far Worse Than We Think Post date: Sunday, February 19th 2012 at 11:00 am by Sayer Ji Disturbing new research published in the Journal of Applied Toxicology indicates that genetically modified (GM) crops with " stacked traits " - that is, with multiple traits such as glyphosate-herbicide resistance and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) insecticidal toxins engineered together into the same plant, are likely to be far more dangerous to human health than previously believed, and all of this is due to their synergistic toxicity. The natural resistance that most plants have to the chemical glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, has been engineered into many GM plants, so that fields can be sprayed indiscriminately with herbicide without the plants having to worry about destroying the crops. While the GM glyphosate-resistant plants survive, they subsequently contain residues of glyphosate and its various metabolites (e.g. aminomethylphosphonic acid) that present a significant health threat to the public. In this latest study the glyphosate-containing herbicide Roundup was tested on human embryonic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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